Vladikavkaz is the capital of North Ossetia.

弗拉季高加索是北奥塞梯的首府。

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Beslan is an important railway junction, situated on the main line between Rostov-on-Don and Baku, and is the starting point of a branch line to Vladikavkaz.

别斯兰是重要的铁路枢纽，位于顿河畔罗斯托夫到巴库铁路之间，也是通往弗拉季高加索铁路支线的起点。

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Hostages have been seized in Vladikavkaz, in North Ossetia to the west, and in Makhachkala in Dagestan to the east.

ECONOMIST: Chechnya

And of course, we shouldn't forget Vladikavkaz Technology Center's Baspik , which makes high-tech night-vision equipment--just what every sapper team needs anywhere in the world.

FORBES: Beyond Gazprom