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Vladikavkaz

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Vla·di·kav·kaz  (vld-käfkäz, vl-dy-kf-käs)
A city of southwest Russia at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains north-northwest of Tbilisi, Georgia. Founded in 1784 as a fortress, it is a metallurgical and industrial center. From 1932-1943 and from 1955-1990 it was known as Ordzhonikidze. Population: 314,000.
Vladikavkaz (Russian) [vlədikafˈkas]
n
(Placename) a city in S Russia, capital of the North Ossetian Republic on the N slopes of the Caucasus. Pop.: 310 600 (1999 est.) Former names Dzaudzhikau (1944-54) Ordzhonikidze (1954-91)
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