Autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union in the Georgian SSR existing from 1922 to 1990.

Ossetian,AHD:Ossetian commonly referred to as Ossetic and rarely as Ossete (romanized: iron ӕvzag southern; [iˈron ɐvˈʒäɡ] northern), is an Eastern Iranian language that is spoken predominantly in Ossetia, a region situated on both sides of the Russian-Georgian border in the Greater Caucasus region.

Ossetian mythology or Alan mythology is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the Ossetian people of the Caucasus region, which contains several gods and supernatural beings.

South Ossetian passports are issued to inhabitants of South Ossetia (a disputed territory in the South Caucasus) for the purpose of international travel and for the purpose of legal identification within South Ossetia.