Lesken

Lesken
Лескен
Хутигъæу
Selo
View of Lesken
Lesken
Location in North Ossetia–Alania
Lesken
Lesken (Russia)
Coordinates: 43°16′27″N 43°49′08″E / 43.274115°N 43.819007°E / 43.274115; 43.819007
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNorth Ossetia–Alania
DistrictIrafsky
Foundedc. 1864
Area
 • Total
13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation
778 m (2,552 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
1,891
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Lesken (Russian and Ossetian: Лескен), historically Khutighæu (Ossetian: Хутигъæу) is a rural locality (selo) in Irafsky District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Leskenskoe Rural Settlement.