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



Andrey Tskhovrebov, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, hosted a meeting with Farrukh Islomov, Head of the Representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Republic of South Ossetia, on December 1, 2017.


During the meeting Mr. Islomov reported on the humanitarian programs, implemented in South Ossetia in 2017, and the work of the Committee, planned for 2018. Head of the Representation expressed gratitude to the Ministry as the hosting party for the on-going positive support to the activities of the Mission in territory of the Republic.

In his turn Deputy Minister Tskhovrebov appreciated positively the results of work, conducted by ICRC in South Ossetia, work of the Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism for the Search for Missing Persons, and expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation.

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


Tskhinval, December 1, 2017