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.

Students from schools in the Irafsky District performed brilliantly at the national stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad.

The girls demonstrated deep knowledge, erudition, and determination.

Based on the Olympiad results, Sofia Bolloeva, 10th grader from Khaznidon village school, won a prize in biology; Veronika Khidirova, 9th grader from Khaznidon village school, won a prize in social studies.

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