Mozdok
Mozdok (Russian: Моздо́к; Ossetian: Мæздæг, Mæzdæg;) is a town and the administrative center of Mozdoksky District of North Ossetia – Alania, Russia, located on the left shore of the Terek River, 92 kilometers (57 mi) north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,768.
Mozdok
Моздок | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ossetic | Мæздæг |
Mozdok railway station | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Mozdok | |
Mozdok Location of Mozdok Mozdok Mozdok (North Ossetia–Alania) | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′N 44°42′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | North Ossetia–Alania |
| Administrative district | Mozdoksky District |
| Town Under District Jurisdiction | Mozdok |
| Founded | 1700s (as the Circassian village of Mezdeug) 1763 (as Mozdok Russian fort after the local population was massacred) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38,768 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 41,728 (+7.6%) |
| • Capital of | Mozdoksky District, Mozdok Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| • Municipal district | Mozdoksky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Mozdokskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Mozdoksky Municipal District, Mozdokskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 362028, 363750–363760 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86736 |
| OKTMO ID | 90630101001 |
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