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Tskhinvali
 
 
(tskhn´väl) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 42,934), capital of South Ossetia, N Georgia. The city has lumber mills and electrical products plants. Its name was changed to Staliniri in 1934 but was changed back to Tskhinvali in 1961. Georgian troops shelled and occupied the city in 1992.
 
 
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