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.

As part of the national "Family" project and the annual Ossetian Language Week, teachers and students from schools in the Irafsky District held a series of events to commemorate Ossetian Language Day, which embodies the cultural code of the Ossetian people and encompasses both traditional and family values.

Poetry and prose by Ossetian authors were performed on stage. Young talents impressed with their profound insight into their characters, their artistry, and their sincere love of literature.

Meetings with people for whom the Ossetian language is their life's work evoked a particular response. Books in their native language were donated to school libraries.

The district's youngest residents also actively participated in the celebration, performing songs, poems, and theatrical performances based on folk tales and the Nart epic.

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