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.

Astemir Tavasiev, a member of the Youth Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia-Alania from the Irafsky District, held two events for students of the S.K. Karaev Secondary School in the village of Lesken: an educational lecture on prominent natives of Ossetia and an interactive quiz on the history of Ossetia.

Through this lively lecture and engaging quiz, the students were able to gain a new perspective on the historical heritage of Ossetia.

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