ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians
Ossetia is the homeland of the ethnic Ossetes in the Greater Caucasus mountain range. The Soviets split the region between Russia and Georgia, and Georgia's portion has since declared independence.
- North Ossetia - an autonomous republic of the North Caucasus.
- South Ossetia - a Russian-backed independent state that separated from Georgia.