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South Ossetia is subdivided into four raions /districts:
| Name | Population | |||
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| English | Ossetian | Russian | 1989 | 2015 |
| Dzau District | Дзауы район | Дзауский район | 10 418 | 6 567 |
| Leningor District | Ленингоры район | Ленингорский район | 12 073 | 4 209 |
| Tskhinvali District | Цхинвалы район | Цхинвальский район | 23 514 | 7 793 |
| Znaur District | Знауыры район | Знаурский район | 10 189 | 6 567 |
| City of Tskhinval | Цхинвал | Цхинвал | 42 934 | 30 432 |
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Java or Dzau is a town of approximately 1,500 people in the occupied territories of Georgia. According to Georgia's current official administrative division, Java is a main town of Java district in the north of Shida Kartli region. According to the South Ossetian side Dzau is an administrative center of Dzau district. The town is situated on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, within the Greater Liakhvi Gorge, 1,040 m (3,412 ft) above sea level.
Tskhinvali or Tskhinval is the capital of the disputed de facto independent Republic of South Ossetia, internationally considered part of Shida Kartli, Georgia (except by the Russian Federation and four other UN member states.Tskhinvali Region, known historically as Samachablo, was always part of the Georgian state as a single military and administrative entity. It is located on the Great Liakhvi River approximately 100 kilometres northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Gori is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. After abolishment of former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, the Gori District included the territory of former Tskhinvali District. Some northern territories of the district are part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and have not been under control of the Georgian government since 1992. It is bordered by the municipalities of Kaspi to the east, Borjomi and Tsalka to the south, and Kareli to the west. The area of Gori municipality is 1352 km2 and the population is 125,692 people. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Gori.
The Battle of Tskhinvali was a battle for the city of Tskhinvali, capital of the breakaway state of South Ossetia. It was the only major battle in the Russo-Georgian War. Georgian ground troops entered the city on early 8 August 2008, after an artillery assault. Georgians took control of most of the city in hours. Russian main forces began entering South Ossetia through the Roki tunnel. After being initially forced to withdraw, the Georgian troops made several attempts to retake the city. Due to the difficult logistics of the terrain, the arrival of Russian reinforcements was slow. After fierce fighting, Georgian troops were finally forced to withdraw from the city on the evening of 10 August. On 11 August, all Georgian troops left South Ossetia. Parts of Tskhinvali were devastated in the three-day fighting.
Galuanta is a settlement in the Gori district of Georgia. Since 1991 settlement is in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia.
Grubela is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kvasatali is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia.
Kroza is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kusireti is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Khodi is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Tbeti is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is located 2 kilometers west of Tskhinvali.
Tibilaani is a settlement in the Khetagurovo Community, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
Bagata is a settlement in the Tskhinvali District/Gori Municipality of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is 7 kilometers from Tskhinvali.
Gudzhabauri is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Kvemo-Achabeti is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia.
Zemo-Monasteri is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
Zemo-Achabeti is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of South Ossetia, a region of Georgia whose sovereignty is disputed.
FC Tskhinvali is a Georgian football club, which in mid-2010s spent four seasons in the top tier of the national league.
Tskhinvali District is a district of South Ossetia. The district consists of the lower part of Greater Liakhvi valley, where Tskhinvali itself is located, and of the less-populated valleys of Smaller Liakhvi and Mejuda rivers.
Dzari is a settlement at the head of the river Kornisistskali in the Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, Georgia. It is located 12 kilometers west of Tskhinvali. Community center, villages: Brili, Gardanta, Dampaleti, Zemo Dodoti, Kverneti, Mebrune, Rustavi, Kvemo Dodoti, Chelekhsata, Jabita.