Alania was a medieval kingdom of the Iranian Alans that flourished between the 9th–13th centuries in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of latter-day Circassia, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and modern North Ossetia–Alania. Wikipedia

Medieval kingdom of the Alans (proto-Ossetians) Wikidata

The medieval kingdom of Alans (proto-Ossetians) that flourished in Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of latter-day Circassia and modern North Ossetia-Alania, from the 8th or 9th century until 1238-39. Its capital was Maghas, and it controlled a vital trade route through the Darial Pass. Wiktionary

Medieval kingdom of Alans. Wiktionary (translation)