Vladikavkaz

Vladikavkaz (, lit. ruler of the Caucasus, the official Ossetic name>Дзæуджыхъæу (Dzæudžyqæu)) formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () and Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, on the Terek River. As of 2024, 300,000 people lived there.

It is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus.

The city is an industrial and transportation center. Manufactured products include processed zinc and lead, machinery, chemicals, clothing and food products.

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Category:1784 establishments in Asia
Category:Capitals of republics of Russia
Category:North Ossetia–Alania
Category:18th-century establishments in Russia