ڏکڻ اوسيتيا

**ڏکڻ اوسيتيا** (South Ossetia)، سرڪاري طور تي "ڏکڻ اوسيتيا جي جمهوريه" يا "الانيا جي رياست"، ڏکڻ قفقاز جي علائقي ۾، جزوي سفارتي سڃاڻپ سان، هڪ جزوي طور تي تسليم ٿيل رياست آهي. ان جي سرڪاري طور تي بيان ڪيل آبادي سال 2022ع ۾ صرف 56,500 ماڻهن کان وڌيڪ هئي، جن مان 33,000 گاديءَ واري شهر، شينوالي (Tshikhvali) ۾ رهن ٿا. جڏهن ته هن جي پکيڙ 3,900 چورس ڪلوميٽر (1,500 چورس ميل) آهي.

**South Ossetia**, officially the **Republic of South Ossetia** or the **State of Alania**, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus with partial diplomatic recognition. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of , with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali.

As of 2024, five members of the United Nations (UN) recognise South Ossetia as a sovereign stateRussia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria. The Georgian government and all other UN member states regard South Ossetia as sovereign territory of Georgia.

The political status of South Ossetia is a central issue of the Georgian–Ossetian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The Georgian constitution designates the area as "the former autonomous district of South Ossetia", in reference to the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast disbanded in 1990. The Georgian government informally refers to the area as the **Tskhinvali region** and considers it a part of Georgia's Shida Kartli region. Lacking effective control over the territory, Georgia maintains an administrative body called the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia.

The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, established by Soviet authorities in Moscow in 1922, declared independence from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in September 1990. Towards the end of 1990, the situation for ethnic Georgians in the region worsened sharply. There were reports of multiple cases of lootings and beatings committed both by Georgian and Ossetian forces and paramilitaries. The Georgian government responded by abolishing South Ossetia's autonomy and dispatching its troops to the region. The escalating crisis led to the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War with Russian involvement on the Ossetian side. After the war, the conflict remained frozen throughout 1990s and saw two major escalations in 2000s: in 2004 and in 2008. The latter conflict led to the full-scale Russo-Georgian War of August 2008, during which Ossetian and Russian forces gained full *de facto* control of the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. Since the 2008 war, Georgia and a significant part of the international community have regarded South Ossetia as occupied by the Russian military.

South Ossetia relies heavily on military, political, and financial aid from Russia. Since 2008, the South Ossetian government has expressed their intention of joining the Russian Federation; if successful, this would end its proclaimed independence. The prospect of a referendum on this matter has been raised multiple times in domestic politics, but none has taken place.

## حوالا

## ٻاهريان ڳنڍڻا

* President of Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian)
* Crisis profile, Georgia, Abkhazia, S. Ossetia From Reuters Alertnet
* BBC overview of South Ossetia
* Border South Ossetia  for use in Google Earth
* South Ossetia travel guide made by Russian team of explorers

زمرو:ڏکڻ اوسيتيا
زمرو:اوسيتيا 
زمرو:ڏکڻ قفقاز
زمرو:تڪراري علائقا
زمرو:زمين بند ملڪ 
زمرو:اولھه ايشيا جا ملڪ
زمرو:ايشيا ۾ تڪراري علائقا
زمرو:جزوي سڃاڻپ واري رياستون
زمرو:1991 ۾ ٺاهيل رياستون ۽ علائقا
زمرو:ملڪ ۽ علائقا جتي روسي هڪ سرڪاري ٻولي آهي
زمرو:سوويت يونين کانپوءِ جون رياستون 
زمرو:ملڪ ۽ علائقا جتي روسي سرڪاري ٻولي آهي   
زمرو:1991 ۾ ٺاھيل ايشيائي ادارا زمرو:يورپ ۾ 1991 ۾ قائم ڪيل ادارا