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, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, hosted a meeting with Nalan Antmen, Head of the ICRC mission in South Ossetia, on November 17.


The activity conducted by the Mission on territory of the Republic in general and direct humanitarian aid to certain population categories in particular were discussed at the meeting. The parties exchanged opinions on productivity of joint efforts aimed at missing citizens’ search as well as on other terms of cooperation.

Taimuraz Dzhidzhoev, Head of Foreign Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, participated in the meeting.


November 17, 2016, Tskhinval
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