Vladikavkaz (;, (Dzæudjyqæu) (means «Dzaug's settlement») is the capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is situated in the south-east of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus mountains, situated on the Terek River. Its population mostly consists of Ossetians, Russians, Armenians and Georgians. According to the 2002 All-Russia Population Census, the population was 315,068; up from 300,198 recorded in the 1989 Census. Vladikavkaz is on… (More on Vladikavkaz)