Republic of South Ossetia is located оn the southern slopes of the Main Caucasus Range in the area of 3900 square meters. Тhe capital is the city of Tskhinval.
One-tenth of the surface occupied by the Republic of the foothills.
The rest of the territory - the mountainous terrain height from 850 to 3938 meters above sea level.
The highest point - Mount Halatsa (3938 m).

Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia



Murat Dzhioev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Narim Kozaev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, on April 5.


Ambassador Kozaev reported to the Minister about the details of recent visit to Venezuela, where delegates from the Republic participated in commemorating events dedicated to the 4th anniversary of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez’s death.

Current issues related to further activity aimed at strengthening friendly relations with Venezuela and Nicaragua were discussed at the meeting.


April 5, 2017, Tskhinval