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.

During a working trip to the Irafsky District, Batraz Gudiev, Minister of Culture of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, held a personal reception for citizens at the district administration.

Residents raised pressing issues: the renovation of the cultural center in Makhchesk, the lack of a piano at the Children's School of Arts, and the need for a minibus for the cultural center in Chikola.

The minister took all the issues under his control. Thus, it was decided to address the issue of major repairs to the cultural center in Makhchesk to the Ministry of Construction of the republic as part of the application campaign for the national project “Family.” The issues of purchasing a piano and transport for cultural institutions will also be resolved as a matter of priority.

After talking with the residents of Batraz, Gudiev inspected the District Cultural Center in Chikole, giving a positive assessment of both the level of work of the employees and the condition of the building.

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