Irafsky District
Irafsky District

Welcome to the Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Located in the southwestern part of the republic, most of the district is mountainous. It borders Georgia, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, and the Digorsky and Alagirsky districts. The administrative center is the village of Chikola. The population is over 15,000 people, mainly Ossetians and Russians. The Ossetians of the district speak the Digor dialect of the Ossetian language. The economy of the Irafsky District is based on agriculture—there are five collective farms and four state farms here. The district also has a consumer services complex, housing and utilities enterprises, and the Fasnalskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant. Tourism is well developed. The district is rich in historical, cultural, and natural monuments. The Alania National Park is located in the district, where there are many mountaineering, tourist, and ecological trails.

The Global Dictation of the Ossetian Language was held in educational institutions in the Irafsky District.

To develop and support the Ossetian language as one of the official languages ​​of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and to strengthen the consolidating role of the Ossetian language in preserving the unity and integrity of the multinational Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, a Global Dictation of the Ossetian Language was held on May 14, 2026, as part of events celebrating Ossetian Language and Literature Day.

Two hundred and forty-seven people participated in the Global Dictation of the Ossetian Language in the Irafsky Municipal District:

155 of them were students;

56 were secondary school teachers;

20 were preschool teachers;

16 were parents.

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