Mozdok, Russia
Моздок
Mozdok is a town of 40,823 people in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, founded in 1763.
Why visit Mozdok
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 16 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mozdok Local History Museum, Памятник братьям Дубининым and Парк Победы.
Weather in Mozdok
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About Mozdok
Mozdok (Russian: Моздо́к; Iron Ossetic: Мæздæг, romanized: Mæzdæg; Kabardian: Мэздэгу, romanized: Mezdegu) is a town and the administrative center of Mozdoksky District in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the left shore of the Terek River, 92 kilometers (57 mi) north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,768.
From the Wikipedia article Mozdok (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks7
Mozdok Local History Museum
Museum · 1.4 km
22 улица Кирова, Моздок
Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes16
buffet
Cafe · Burger, Pizza · 2.6 km
2 Степная улица, Троицкое сельское поселение
Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00
Oblaka
Restaurant · Regional, Russian, European, Asian · 1.2 km
Mo-Su 13:00-03:00
4 more on the map.
History
It was established in 1763 as a Russian fort at the site of a Kabardian village founded four years earlier, settling the families of the Volga Cossacks in stanitsas around it.
In 1764, one of the first Ossetian schools was opened in Mozdok.
In 1764, the Kabardian leaders' request to the Russian government that the fortress be destroyed went unanswered. In the years that followed, the Kabardians tried to besiege the town, but they were eventually compelled to retreat. The earliest data on the population of Mozdok dates back to 1764, when it was predominantly inhabited by Christianized Ossetians and Kabardians. With the foundation of Mozdok, Russian authorities encouraged Ossetians, Georgians, Armenians, Spiritual Christians and other Christians to populate the town. It soon emerged as a key Russian military outpost linked to Kizlyar with a fortified line as well as the center of local trade, ethnic diversity, and Russian-Caucasian interchange. In 1789, 55.6% of its population was Armenian and Georgian. Ossetian settlement particularly increased in the 1820s when the Russian commander Yermolov began removing Kabardians from the area of the Georgian Military Road and settling Ossetians there.
From the History section of Mozdok on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship6
Храм Архистратига Божия Михаила
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.6 km
81А улица Будённого, Луковская
Церковь Христиан Веры Евангельской
Church · Evangelical · 0.9 km
90 улица Фурманова
Shopping12
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Средняя общеобразовательная школа №108 им. Ю. В. Андропова
School · 1.6 km
34 Вокзальная улица, Моздок
Средняя школа №2 им. Пушкина
School · 1.0 km
37 Форштадская улица, Моздок
Healthcare5
Map of Mozdok
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Getting there and nearby towns
Magas Airport (IGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Malgobek 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Sagopshi 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Prokhladnyy 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Karabulak 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Sunzha 57 km southeast, about 57 min by car
- Nazran 58 km south, about 58 min by car
- Nartkala 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Vladikavkaz 78 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nartan 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nalchik 87 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Вокзал ст. Моздок, Pupsoid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Моздокский музей, SvetlanaGrigorova, CC BY-SA 3.0
- МазалкIMG 20190612 203421 HHT, Саид Мисарбиев, CC BY-SA 4.0
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