Vladikavkaz is the caipital ceety o the Republic o North Ossetie-Alanie in soothren Roushie. It is locatit in the sootheast o the republic at the fuithills o the Caucasus Mountains, situatit the Terek River. Population: 315,068 (2002 Census); 300,198 (1989 Census). Vladikavkaz is ane o the maist populous ceeties in the North Caucasus.