Beslan
| Beslan (English) Беслан (Russian) Беслӕн (Ossetic) |
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.svg) Location of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of November 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of North Ossetia-Alania |
| Administrative district | Pravoberezhny District |
| Town Under District Jurisdiction | Beslan |
| Administrative center of | Pravoberezhny District, Beslan Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of May 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Pravoberezhny Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Beslanskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Pravoberezhny Municipal District, Beslanskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 36,728 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1847 |
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Tulatovo/Tulatovskoye (until 1941), Iriston (until 1950) |
| Postal code(s) | 363020, 363021, 363023–363027, 363029 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86737 |
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| 2010 Census | 36,728 |
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| 2002 Census | 35,550 |
| 1989 Census | 32,469 |
| 1979 Census | 29,879 |
Beslan (Russian: Бесла́н; Ossetian: Беслӕн, Beslæn, 
listen ) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, located about 29 kilometers (18 mi) north of the republic's capital Vladikavkaz, close to the border with the Republic of Ingushetia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 36,728, making it the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.
Beslan was founded in 1847 by migrants from elsewhere in Ossetia and was unofficially called Beslanykau ("the settlement of Beslan") after a local lord, Beslan Tulatov. In official use, however, the town was known after Tulatov's surname as Tulatovo or Tulatovskoye. It was renamed Iriston (lit. Ossetia) in 1941. In 1950, when the town was rapidly industrializing, it was renamed Beslan.
On September 1, 2004, Beslan's Secondary School No. 1 was seized by a group of at least thirty-two Islamic terrorists related to the Second Chechen War. The siege ended on September 3 with a bloody shootout between the terrorists and the Russian security forces. According to official data, 333 people were killed, 186 of them children, and hundreds more wounded. All but one of the hostage-takers were killed. The survivor was arrested. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.
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