Nar (North Ossetia-Alania)

Village Nar Нар Federal district North Caucasus republic North Ossetia-Alania Rajon Alagir population 6 residents (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 1700  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86731 Post Code 363204 License Plate 15th OKATO 90 205 830 001 Geographical location Coordinates 42 ° 41 '  N , 44 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 40 '47 "  N , 44 ° 1' 5"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in North Ossetia-Alania

Nar ( Russian and Ossetian Нар ) is a mountain village (selo) in Alagir Rajon in the North Caucasian Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in Russia . The village is located on the Ossetian military road that runs from Alagir up the Ardon valley and on through the Roki tunnel to Tskhinvali in South Ossetia . It has only 6 permanent residents (as of October 14, 2010).

The Kosta Chetagurow Museum in Nar

The village is located on the right (larger) Ardon source river Nar, a good 4 km above its confluence with the Mamichdon to the actual Ardon. The Nar itself arises in the village of Nar from the Ljadon from the right, and the Sakka from the left, below the Roki pass and tunnel.

Nar is the administrative seat of the rural community Narskoje selskoje posselenije with a total of 41 permanent residents. In addition to Nar, the municipality includes the villages of Jelgona (1 inhabitant), Kessatikau (1), Potyfas (1), Sachsat (7), Slas (3), Srigatta (13), Tapankau (1), Zassem (1) and Zemsa ( 7) and Regach and Saubyn, which are not permanently inhabited (as of October 14, 2010). Most of these places are in the valley of Nar and Ljadon from a little below (Slas) to about 5 km above Nar (Tapankau). Kessatikau and Srigatta are located on the upper reaches of the Sakka, about 10 km to the south-east as the crow flies, the latter at an altitude of almost 2200  m .

Nar is known as the birthplace of the founder of Ossetian literature Kosta Chetagurow . There is a Kosta Chetagurow Museum in the village and the Ossetian Literature Festival is held once a year. Since the place is in the border area of ​​the Russian Federation, Nar can only be visited by foreigners with the appropriate permission from the FSB .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)