Alagir
Alagir
Алагир | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ossetic | Алагир |
The Cathedral of the Assumption, Alagir | |
Location of Alagir | |
| Coordinates: 43°02′N 44°14′E / 43.033°N 44.233°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | North Ossetia–Alania |
| Administrative district | Alagirsky District |
| Town Under District Jurisdiction | Alagir |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,949 |
| • Capital of | Alagirsky District, Alagir Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Alagirsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Alagirskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Alagirsky Municipal District, Alagirskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 363240–363243, 363245, 363246 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86731 |
| OKTMO ID | 90605101001 |
Alagir (Russian: Алаги́р; Ossetian: Алагир) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, located on the west bank of the Ardon River, 54 kilometers (34 mi) west of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 20,949.