Geography
Beslan lies about 18 miles (29 km) north of Vladikavkaz, the capital of the republic. It is also 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Nalchik in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, and about 950 miles (1,530 km) south of Moscow. It is close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia.
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