  beslan (; , ) is a town and the administrative center of pravoberezhny district of the republic of north ossetiaâalania, russia. population:  in terms of population, beslan is the third largest town in the republic behind vladikavkaz and mozdok. ==geography== beslan lies about  north of vladikavkaz, the capital of the republic,"russia school massacre." the guardian. retrieved on october 31, 2011. click the slides until the part about beslan's location and  southeast of nalchik in the kabardino-balkar republic,"[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/13/wor
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