Editing North Ossetia–Alania (section)

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Tsey cableway summer.JPG|thumb|Cableway in [[Tsey]] canyon]]
[[File:Tsmity2.jpg|thumb|Kurtat valley]]
[[File:Art Museum named after M. S. Tuganov.jpg|thumb|M. Tuganov Art Museum in [[Vladikavkaz]]]]
Despite the proximity to Chechnya, North Ossetia is making efforts to develop its tourist industry.<ref name="russiaprofile" /> Projects under a program for spa, resort, and tourism development have been successfully implemented in the mountainous part of the republic, according to the head of the regional government.<ref name="allregions" /> There are nearly 3,000 historical monuments in the Republic and more than half of its area is occupied by [[Alania National Park]], the North Ossetia National Preserve, and game preserves.

There are more than 250 therapeutic, mineral, and freshwater springs in the republic with estimated daily reserves of 15,000 cubic meters. Besides providing the basis for health spas, these mineral waters also have the potential to be bottled and sold. North Ossetian mineral waters are known for their unique qualities, as well as special mineral composition.<ref name="kommersant" /><ref name="russiaprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.russiaprofile.org/resources/territory/districts/osetiya/ |title=Republic of North Ossetia |date=25 August 2008 |publisher=Russia Profile |access-date=4 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204132418/http://www.russiaprofile.org/resources/territory/districts/osetiya/ |archive-date=4 December 2008 }}</ref>