South Ossetia

de facto state in the South Caucasus
Organization state_with_limited_recognition Q23427
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South Ossetia

Summary

South Ossetia is a state with limited recognition[1]. It draws 91,233 Wikipedia views per month (state_with_limited_recognition category, ranking #5 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • South Ossetia was a member of Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations[3].
  • South Ossetia is in the country of Georgia[4].
  • South Ossetia is in the country of South Ossetia[5].
  • South Ossetia's head of government is recorded as Constantine Dzhussoev[6].
  • South Ossetia is on the continent of Asia[7].
  • South Ossetia is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • South Ossetia's instance of is recorded as state with limited recognition[9].
  • South Ossetia's instance of is recorded as disputed territory[10].
  • South Ossetia's instance of is recorded as de facto regime[11].
  • South Ossetia's instance of is recorded as puppet state[12].
  • South Ossetia's instance of is recorded as occupied territory[13].
  • South Ossetia's head of state is recorded as Alan Gagloyev[14].
  • South Ossetia's head of state is recorded as Q140249671[15].
  • South Ossetia's capital is recorded as Tskhinval[16].
  • South Ossetia's official language is recorded as Russian[17].
  • South Ossetia's official language is recorded as Ossetian[18].
  • South Ossetia's official language is recorded as Georgian[19].
  • South Ossetia's currency is recorded as Russian ruble[20].
  • South Ossetia's currency is recorded as Commemorative coins of South Osetia[21].
  • South Ossetia's shares border with is recorded as Russia[22].
  • South Ossetia's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of South Ossetia[23].
  • South Ossetia's basic form of government is recorded as presidential system[24].
  • South Ossetia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dzau District[25].
  • South Ossetia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Znaur District[26].
  • South Ossetia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leningor District[27].

Body

Founding

May 29, 1992 marks the founding of South Ossetia[28].

Identity

South Ossetia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Republic of it-State of Alania'}[29].

Why It Matters

South Ossetia draws 91,233 Wikipedia views per month (state_with_limited_recognition category, ranking #5 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 123 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q141131539. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . cominf.org. cominf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . cominf.org. cominf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . cominf.org. cominf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4352213-0
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'av', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ba
    Sitelink count → 188
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → south-ossetia-georgia
    Continent → Asia, Europe
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: south-ossetia-georgia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960443|south ossetia georgia (#289960443)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  3. 17d ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Asia, Europe
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of South Ossetia.svg"
  4. 17d ago · Infovarius · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Asia, Europe
    Territory claimed by → —
    Instance of → state with limited recognition, disputed territory, de facto regime +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P30]]: [[Q46]]"
  5. 29d ago · Iketsi · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → —
    Wikidata description → de facto state in the South Caucasus
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of South Ossetia.svg"
  6. 7w ago · David Osipov · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → de facto state in the South Caucasus
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48660|batch #48660]]: SAFE ADDITIONS — De facto regime instances, source reinforcement and scholarly works — 2026-08-20"
  7. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → presidential system
    Instance of → state with limited recognition, disputed territory, de facto regime +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P94]]: Emblem of South Ossetia.svg"
  8. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → presidential system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P122]]: [[Q1179466]]"
  9. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → de facto state in the South Caucasus
    Said to be the same as → —
    Coat of arms image → Emblem of South Ossetia.svg
    Head of state → Alan Gagloyev, Anatoly Bibilov, Leonid Tibilov +4
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q123480]]"
  10. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → Emblem of South Ossetia.svg
    Head of state → Alan Gagloyev, Anatoly Bibilov, Leonid Tibilov +4
    Flag image → Flag of South Ossetia.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of South Ossetia (3-5).svg"
  11. 7w ago · Atsirlin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → —
    Page banner → South Ossetia banner Fiagdon monastery.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P948]]: South-Ossetia-banner2.jpg"
  12. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → —
    Part of → —
    Office held by head of state → President of South Ossetia
    Country → Georgia, South Ossetia
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q200047]]"
  13. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → de facto state in the South Caucasus
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q230]]"
  14. 7w ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → —
    Head of state → Alan Gagloyev, Anatoly Bibilov, Leonid Tibilov +4
    Image → South Ossetia overview map.png
    Inception → +1992-05-29T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q3026350]]"
  15. 10w ago · Labrang · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Republic of South Ossetia-State of A
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: Republika Južné Osetsko"
  16. 14w ago · Khidistavi · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Telephone country code → +7850, +7929
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P474]]: +7929"
  17. 14w ago · Khidistavi · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Telephone country code → +7850, +7929
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P474]]: +7 995344"
  18. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0322751-Jizni-Osetie-Gruzie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0322751-Jizni-Osetie-Gruzie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  19. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category → Q6183255
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P7084]]: [[Q6183255]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q16790563]] → [[Q6183255]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q16790563_Q6183"
  20. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id → 828984
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1566]]: 828984"
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