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Beslan

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Also known as Beslæn

Beslan (; , Beslæn, ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.

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Beslan is a town in Russia's North Ossetia–Alania region that serves as the administrative center for its district and is the third-largest city in the republic. It is located in the North Caucasus area near the border with Ingushetia, about 30 kilometers north of the regional capital Vladikavkaz.

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Beslan
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Беслан
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Беслӕн
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Ossetic
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Железнодорожный вокзал станции Беслан.jpg
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Railway station in Beslan
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Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
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Pravoberezhny District
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Beslan
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Town Under District Jurisdiction
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Pravoberezhny District
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Beslan Town Under District Jurisdiction
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Town
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Pravoberezhny Municipal District
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Beslanskoye Urban Settlement
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Pravoberezhny Municipal District
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Beslanskoye Urban Settlement

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Тылаттаты хъæу
Population
36199
Area
24
Elevation
484
Official website
www.beslan.ru
Image
Железнодорожный вокзал станции Беслан.jpg
Dialing code
86737
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postal code
363023–363029
inception
1847-01-01
Commons category
Beslan
native label
Беслæн
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13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Beslan school hostage crisis
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Geography
  • Ethnic groups
  • Education
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Beslan (; , Beslæn, ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located about north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.

It was previously known as Tulatovo/Tulatovskoye (until 1941) and Iriston (until 1950).

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