Ossetia, nationality, identity, history

The northern and southern hills of central part of thr Geater Caucasus Mountain Range are inhabited by Ossetians. The region is called Ossetia but at the end of the last century the geonym Alania was used together Ossetia. History of Ossetia-Alania has been very complicated. The territory was composed by autonomous clan unions, called kom. Now is divided between Russia an Georgia.

The northern and southern hills of central part of thr Geater Caucasus Mountain Range are inhabited by Ossetians. The region is called Ossetia but at the end of the last century the geonym Alania was used together Ossetia. History of Ossetia-Alania has been very complicated. The territory was composed by autonomous clan unions, called kom. Now is divided between Russia an Georgia.