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Vladikavkaz
City in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia

Vladikavkaz

Vladikavkaz, formerly known as Ordzhonikidze, Dzaudzhikau, is the capital city of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia.

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It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek River. The city's population was 311,693 as of the 2021 Census, making it one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus region.

Get in

Getting to Vladikavkaz

  1. 01
    Beslan Airport
  2. 02
    Vladikavkaz

    Trains run daily to Moscow (35 h) and other southern regional cities such as Rostov on Don (13 h), Adler (17 h) and Novorossisk (18 h).

See

Worth seeing

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    Mukhtarov Mosque

    A striking historic mosque completed in 1908.

  2. 02
    Central Park
  3. 03
    Khudozhestvennyy Muzey Im

    Thu 13ː00-21ː00, Fri-Tue 11ː00-19ː00, closed Wed.

Do

Things to do

The Mariinsky Theatre has a branch in Vladikavkaz.

Eat

Where to eat

Zefir Fashion Cafe, Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 21,. 10.00-24.00. Salads, pasta, pizza, desserts, full bar and shisha. Lots of pretty people who like to stare at foreigners. One of the few places in town with outside seating. Grusha, Ul. Shumlevicha, 41,. 12.00-24.00. Excellent Georgian food and shashlik. Loud music. Magiya Cafe, Ulitsa M. Gorkogo, 9, kofemagia@mail.ru. 9.00-23.00.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Александр Байдуков (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.