| LC control no. | n 98094814 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Cʻxinvali (Georgia) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Georgia (Republic)--Cʻxinvali |
| Variant(s) | Tsʻkhinvali (Georgia) Цхинвал (Georgia) T︠S︡khinval (Georgia) Цхинвали (Georgia) Chreba (Georgia) |
| See also | Staliniri (Georgian S.S.R.) |
| Beginning date | 1961 |
| Ending date | 1934 |
| Associated country | Georgia (Republic) |
| Located | South Ossetia (Georgia) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Cʻxinvali, 1996. Kʻartʻ. sab. encʻik., 1987: v. 11 (Cʻxinvali; city in Samxr. Osetʻis AO; 1931-1961, Staliniri [no publs. in LC database]) U.S. Dept. of State INR/GGI. Caucasus region, map and gaz., 1994 (Tsʻkhinvali; var.: Tskhinvali; 42°14ʹN, 43°58ʹE) Tvardovskiĭ, A. Vasiliĭ Terkin, 1957: t.p. (Stalinir) Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 2nd ed. (Staliniri (until 1934 T︠S︡khinvali); important city in South Ossetian Autonomous District) Wikipedia, September 24, 2015 (Tskhinvali (Georgian: Cʻxinvali; Ossetian: Цхинвал = T︠S︡khinval; Russian: Цхинвал(и) = T︠S︡khinval(i)), is the capital of South Ossetia, a disputed region in Georgia which has been recognised as an independent Republic by Russia and another three UN members. South Ossetia is a de facto independent state that controls its claimed territory, in part with the support of Russian troops. Despite this, it is recognised by all other UN members as part of Georgia; From 1934 to 1961, the city was named Staliniri, after Joseph Stalin. Modern Ossetians call the city Tskhinval (leaving off the final "i", which is a nominative case ending in Georgian); the other Ossetian (unofficial) name of the city is Chreba; 42°14ʹ0ʺN 43°58ʹ0ʺE) The Columbia gazetteer of the world, 1998 (Tskhinvali, city, capital of South Ossetian Autonomous Region, N Georgia; 42°13ʹN 43°57ʹE; its name was changed to Staliniri in 1934 but was changed back to Tskhinvali in 1961) GEOnet names server, September 24, 2015 (Tsʼkhinvali (approved); variants: Stalinir, Staliniri, Stavinir; populated place, Georgia, 42°13ʹ39ʺN, 043°58ʹ07ʺE (42.227636, 43.968608)) |
| Geographic area code | a-gs--- |
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