Vladikavkaz

capital city of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
Organization administrative_divisions_of_russia Q5239
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Summary

Vladikavkaz is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Vladikavkaz ranks in the top 1% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,967 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vladikavkaz Urban Okrug[4]
  • Country: Russia[5]
  • Head of government: Boris Albegov[6]
  • Instance of: big city[7], city of federal subject significance of Russia[8], city or town[9]
  • Official language: Ossetian[10], Russian[11]
  • Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[12], Makhachkala[13], Stavropol[14], Severodvinsk[15], Asheville[16]
  • Postal code: 362000–362999[17]
  • Commons category: Vladikavkaz[18]
  • Local dialing code: 8672[19]
  • Inception: January 1, 1784[20]
  • Official website: http://www.vladikavkaz-osetia.ru/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vladikavkaz[22]
  • Commons gallery: Владикавказ[23]
  • Population: 2036[24], 3653[25], 79,343[26], 61,000[27], 307,478[28], 306,978[29], 306,258[30], 304,897[31], 303,597[32], 311,000[33], 265,000[34], 44,000[35], 78,000[36], 131,000[37]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
  • Capital of: North Ossetia–Alania[43], Terek Oblast[44], Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[45], North Ossetian Autonomous Oblast[46], Vladikavkaz Urban Okrug[47]
  • Official name: Владикавказ[48]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vladikavkaz[49]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vladikavkaz[50]
  • Native label: Владикавказ[51], Дзӕуджыхъӕу[52]
  • Category for people buried here: Q7979015[53]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Vladikavkaz[54]

Why It Matters

Vladikavkaz has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Vladikavkaz is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Vladikavkaz receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . vladikavkaz-osetia.ru. vladikavkaz-osetia.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . OKTMO. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . OKTMO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . topovl.ru. topovl.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ставрополь.рф. ставрополь.рф. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . severodvinsk.info. severodvinsk.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . avltoday.6amcity.com. avltoday.6amcity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . gks.ru. Retrieved . gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Great dictionary of geographical names. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947). wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 103
    Harper's tag → vladikavkaz-russia
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: vladikavkaz-russia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289967293|vladikavkaz russia (#289967293)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of the Red Banner of Labour
    Named after → Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Caucasus +1
    Official language → Ossetian, Russian
    Official website → http://www.vladikavkaz-osetia.ru/
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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