Kudar
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The Kudar are an ethnographic group of the Ossetians
historically occupying Kudar Gorge, located in the northwest of Dzau district
of South Ossetia
.
They speak Kudaro-Dzau subdialect (one of the subdialects of the Iron dialect of the Ossetic language
).
Ossetians
The Ossetians are an Iranic ethnic group of the Caucasus Mountains, eponymous of the region known as Ossetia.They speak Ossetic, an Iranian language of the Eastern branch, with most also fluent in Russian as a second language....
historically occupying Kudar Gorge, located in the northwest of Dzau district
Dzau district
Dzau district is a district in South Ossetia. Dzau district is situated in the territory Oni district and Java district of Georgia.The district is located Roki tunnel, Mamison Pass, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road and the lake Ertso area of 0.41 km²....
of South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
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They speak Kudaro-Dzau subdialect (one of the subdialects of the Iron dialect of the Ossetic language
Ossetic language
Ossetian , also sometimes called Ossete, is an East Iranian language spoken in Ossetia, a region on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains....
).