Mozdok

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Mozdok is a town in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania in southwestern Russia, known historically as a strategic military and trading outpost in the North Caucasus region.

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Mozdok canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
urban locality
administrativeCenterOf Mozdoksky District
climate continental climate
country Russia
distanceTo approximately 90 km north of Vladikavkaz
economicActivity agriculture
food processing
military-related services
ethnicGroupPresent Chechens
Kumyks
Ossetians
Russians
federalSubject Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
linked to: North Ossetia
foundedAs fortress
governingBody Mozdoksky District administration
hasDialingCode +7 86736
hasFunction military outpost
trading outpost
hasMilitaryFacility Mozdok air base
hasPopulationRange between 30,000 and 50,000 inhabitants
hasPostalCodePattern 363750–3637xx
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
mosques
hasTransport railway connection
regional bus services
historicalRegion North Caucasus
historicalRole Cossack frontier settlement
Russian expansion in the Caucasus
languageMajority Russian language
locatedIn North Caucasus
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
linked to: North Ossetia

Southern Federal District
locatedInHistoricalTerritory Ciscaucasia
linked to: North Caucasus
locatedInRegion southwestern Russia
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNorthOf Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
locatedOn Terek–Kuma Lowland
locatedOnRiver Terek River
nearbyCity Nalchik
Vladikavkaz
partOf Mozdoksky District
roadConnection R-217 Caucasus Highway vicinity
strategicImportance North Caucasus military operations
trade route between Russia and the Caucasus
subdivisionType town under district jurisdiction
usedBy Russian Armed Forces

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Terek River nearbyCity Mozdok