Pravoberezhny District (Russian: Правобере́жный райо́н; Ossetian: Рахизфарсы район, Raxizfarsy rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia.

The area of the district is 441.29 square kilometers (170.38 sq mi).

[2] Its administrative center is the town of Beslan.

[3] The word "Pravoberezhny" (Russian: Правобережный) in Russian literally means "right-bank" coming from the Russian words "Pravo" (Russian: Право) meaning Right and "Bereg" (Russian: берег) meaning shore.

The Ossetian name "Rakhisfars" has the same meaning coming from the Ossetian words "Rakhis" (Ossetian: Рахиз) meaning Right and "Fars" (Ossetian: Фарс) meaning side.