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'''Vladikavkaz''' ({{lang-ru|Владикавка́з}}, {{IPA-ru|vlədʲɪkɐˈfkas|IPA}}; {{lang-os|Дзæуджыхъæу|translit=Dzæwdžyqæw}}, {{IPA-os|ˈd͡zɐwd͡ʒəqɐw|IPA}}; {{lang-inh|Буро}}, ''Buro''{{sfn|Бекова|Дударов|Илиева|Мальсагова|2009|page=191}}{{sfn|БIархой|Коазой|Хайренаькъан|2016|page=21}}{{sfn|Кодзоев|2021|page=52}}), formerly known as '''Ordzhonikidze''' ({{lang|ru|Орджоники́дзе}}) and '''Dzaudzhikau''' ({{lang|ru|Дзауджика́у}}), is the [[capital city]] of the [[North Ossetia-Alania]], [[Russia]]. It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the [[Caucasus]] Mountains, situated on the [[Terek River]]. The city's population was 311,693 as of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]]. As a result, Vladikavkaz is one of the most populous cities in the [[North Caucasus]] region.

The city is an [[Industrial sector|industrial]] and [[transport|transportation centre]]. Manufactured products include processed [[zinc]] and [[lead]], [[machinery]], [[chemical substance|chemicals]], [[clothing]] and [[food products]].