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



July 14 saw Andrey Tskhovrebov, the Acting Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia, meeting Mauro Murgia, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Italy, and Federico Ciceroni, a film critic, who had arrived to Tskhinval to participate in Days of Italian cinematography.


The event organized by Italy-South Ossetia Friendship Society with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of South Ossetia will take place in “Chermen” cinema and concert hall on July 14-16.


July 14, 2016, Tskhinval