Map of Beslan, Russia

Beslan is a city in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, with a population of about 35,604. It lies at 43.1928°N, 44.5327°E. Beslan is about 1,482 km (921 mi) south of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nazran’, 20 km to the east.

Beslan at a glance

Where is Beslan?

• The 3rd largest city in North Ossetia–Alania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 59 min on the shortest day to 15 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Beslan

• Nazran’ — 20 km east
• Vladikavkaz — 21 km southeast
• Karabulak — 32 km northeast
• Staryy Malgobek — 39 km north
• Sunzha — 44 km east
• Mozdok — 62 km north
• Nartkala — 68 km northwest
• Prokhladnyy — 75 km northwest
• Nalchik — 81 km northwest
• Urus-Martan — 82 km east

Largest cities in North Ossetia–Alania

• Vladikavkaz — 306,258
• Mozdok — 40,823

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.