South Ossetia is a region in the South

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historica ...

that is under the effective control of the self-declared Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania but recognized by most of the international community as part of

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. The Government of Georgia has established a

Provisional Administration of South Ossetia The Provisional Administration of South Ossetia ( ka, სამხრეთ ოსეთის დროებითი ადმინისტრაცია, ''Samxret Osetis droebiti administ’racia'') is an administrative body that Georgi ...

which it considers to be the legal government of South Ossetia. Both entities have adopted a similar flag to represent themselves, a

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white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White ...

, red, and

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Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania

The flag of the Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania was prescribed by the South Ossetian Constitution of November 26, 1990 and confirmed by the Regulation on the National Flag of March 30, 1992. The flag of North Ossetia-Alania was set in law on October 2, 1991, but in December the middle stripe was changed to purple, and then changed back to red on November 24, 1994.

Provisional Administration of South Ossetia

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was established by the Government of Georgia April in 2007. At that time the provisional administration started using a white, red and yellow tricolour together with the

flag of Georgia Flag of Georgia may refer to: *Flag of Georgia (country) The flag of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა, tr), also known as the five-cross flag ( ka, ხუთჯვრიანი � ...

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Historical flags

Between 1922 and 1990, South Ossetia was an autonomous oblast of the

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц� ...

known as the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. As an autonomous oblast, it didn't have its own flag, instead the Flag of Georgian SSR was used for official purposes.

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South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...

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Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania

Provisional Administration of South Ossetia

Historical flags

See also

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