The Ardon (russian: Ардон, os, Ӕрыдон, ''Ærydon'') is a river in
North Ossetia–Alania in
Russia
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, a left tributary of the
Terek.
Ардон (река на Кавказе)
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It flows north and somewhat east to join the Terek northwest of Vladakavkaz. Its main tributary is the Fiagdon
Fiagdon (russian: Фиагдон, os, Фыййагдон, ''Fyjjagdon'') is a river in North Ossetia–Alania (Russia) west of Vladikavkaz. It flows north between the Ardon and the Gizeldon and joins the Ardon before that river joins the Terek. ...
which parallels it on the east and joins it near its mouth. The length of the Ardon is 102 km, the area of its drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is 2700 km².glacier
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s of the Greater Caucasus
The Greater Caucasus ( az, Böyük Qafqaz, Бөјүк Гафгаз, بيوک قافقاز; ka, დიდი კავკასიონი, ''Didi K’avk’asioni''; russian: Большой Кавказ, ''Bolshoy Kavkaz'', sometimes translat ...
. The Ossetian Military Road
The Ossetian Military Road (russian: Военно-Осетинская дорога, ka, ოსეთის სამხედრო გზა) was constructed between 1854 and 1889, by the Russian Empire in the Caucasus. The road runs through the ...
crossed the valley of the Ardon.
References
Rivers of North Ossetia–Alania
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