Cartographic attribution of medieval Alan cities according to medieval written sources and archaeological research materials

This article is devoted to the study of medieval Alania settlements in X-XII centuries, mentioned written sources. The issue territorial localization Alanian cities described texts highlighted. A hypothesis according which was a union four independent regions with cultural and political centers centuries described. first region (western region) occupied territory mountains foothills gorges rivers Kuban, Teberda, Aksauta, Marukha, Maly Zelenchuk, Bolshoy Kyafar, Urup, Bolshaya Laba. center located on Nizhne-Arkhyz settlement. second area valleys river. Kuma R. Podkumka. formed by complex headed Rim-mountain third region, Verkhne-Dzhulat settlement, existed river Tereke. fourth Alkhan-Kalinsky Sunzhe. capital city Maas, Arab traveler Al-Masudi, most likely western pro-Byzantine present