South Ossetia

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South Ossetia (Ossetian: Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон, Respublikæ Xussar Iryston; Russian: Республика Южная Осетия, Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya; Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთი, Samkhret Oseti (unofficial) is a place in Georgia. This former Soviet oblast (region) with some self-rule has declared its independence and is in control of big parts of the region, but its separation from Georgia has not been recognized by any other country and is officially seen as part of the Georgian region (mkhare) of Shida Kartli. Its control over its own territory was from the beginning supported by Russian and Cossack forces. Georgia itself refuses to recognise rebel South Ossetia as a distinct state; the government calls it by the medieval name of Samachablo or, more recently, Tskhinvali region (after the republic's capital).

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