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



August 27 saw Anatoliy Bibilov, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosting meetings with the official delegations from Karachaevo-Circassia Republic, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Pridnestrivian Moldavian Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic, which arrived in Tskhinval on the occasion of the festivities, dedicated to the Day of Recognition of the Independence of the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.


Dmitriy Medoev, South Ossetian Foreign Minister, participated in the meetings.

President Bibilov thanked the guests for participating in such an important holiday for the people of South Ossetia.


Tskhinval, August 27, 2017
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