| Greater Caucasus | |
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 Mountainous landscape of Arkhyz
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| Countries | Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan |
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| Part of | Caucasus Mountains |
| Borders on | Lesser Caucasus |
| Highest point | Mount Elbrus |
| - elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) |
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| Length | 1,200 km (746 mi) |
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Greater Caucasus (Russian: Большой Кавказ, Azerbaijani: Böyük Qafqaz Dağları), sometimes translated as "Caucasus Major", "Big Caucasus" or "Large Caucasus") is the major mountain range of Caucasus Mountains. Arkhyz ( Russian: Архыз is a mountainous region in the vicinity of the eponymous Aul sitting at an altitude of 1450 meters in the valley of the Bolshoi Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range Lesser Caucasus ( Azeri: Kiçik Qafqaz Dağları Georgian: მცირე კავკასიონი Малый Кавказ sometimes translated as "Caucasus Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range
It stretches for about 1200 km from West-North-West to East-South-East, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea: from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian. Taman links here For other uses see Taman (disambiguation The Taman Peninsula is a Peninsula in the present-day The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey This article is about the peninsula For the rayon of Azerbaijan see Absheron (Rayon. The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged Sea. This article concerns the World Heritage Site For other meanings see Caucasus (disambiguation and Caucasia (disambiguation. Sochi (Сочи ˈsotɕɪ is a Russian Resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan
The range is traditionally separated into three parts:
- Western Caucasus, from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus
- Central Caucasus, from Mount Elbrus to Mount Kazbek
- Eastern Caucasus, from Mount Kazbek to the Caspian Sea
The border of Russia with Georgia and Azerbaijan runs along the most of its length. This article concerns the World Heritage Site For other meanings see Caucasus (disambiguation and Caucasia (disambiguation. Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia Mount Kazbek (მყინვარწვერი Mqinvartsveri) is a dormant Stratovolcano and one of the chief Mountains of the Caucasus. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South The Georgian Military Road (Darial Gorge), Ossetian Military Road, and Trans-Caucasus Highway traverse this mountain range at an altitudes of up to 3,000 meters. The Georgian Military Road (Военно-Грузинская дорога doroga'' and ( საქართველოს სამხედრო გზა samkhedro gza'' is the The Darial Gorge (Дарьял დარიალის ხეობა Darielis Kheoba) is the gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. The Ossetian Military Road (Военно-Осетинская дорога ოსეთის სამხედრო გზა was constructed between 1854 and
Peaks
- Mount Elbrus, 5642 m, is the highest mountain in Europe. Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус is a Mountain located in the western Caucasus Mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
- Dykh-Tau, 5205 m,
- Koshtan-Tau, 5151 m,
- Mount Gistola, 4859 m,
- Shkhara, 5201 m,
- Kazbek, 5047 m,
- Tebulosmta, 4493 m,
- Diklosmta, 4285 m,
- Bazardüzü, 4466 m,
- Babadag, 3629 m,
Passes
- Marukhis Ugheltekhili ()
- Pereval Klukhorskiy (2786 m, )
- Mamison Pass (2820 m,)
- Ivris Ugheltekhili (2379 m,)
- Dübrar Pass (2209 m,)
- jvris ugeltekhili2677m
Valleys
- Baksan valley
- Donguzorun valley
- Yusengi valley
- Adylsu valley
- Irik valley
- Adyrsu valley
- Kyrtyk valley
- Syltransu valley
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