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



The Official Representative of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol Valeriy Savlaev and his wife and Ossetian artists from Moscow Vladimir Gobozov and Georgiy Gobozov visited the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry on March 26.


While welcoming the guests the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitrii Medoev pointed that in South Ossetia they are proud of the dignified representatives of the Ossetian people and congratulated them with the important cultural events - the forthcoming openings of solo-exhibitions - photo show “Ossetia-Crimea” prepared by Valeriy Savlaev and the exhibition of paintings by Vladimir Gobozov, which will take place in “Chermen” cinema and concert hall on March 27.

In their turn the guests expressed acknowledgment to the Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation for a pleasant opportunity to present their works to people of South Ossetia and for the cordial and hearty welcome, extended by the authorities of the Republic.


Tskhinval, March 26, 2018