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The Caucasus (/ ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s /) or Caucasia [3] [4] (/ k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia.It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia , Georgia , and Azerbaijan , which are sometimes collectively known as the Caucasian States .
The largest of the Turkic-speaking peoples in the Caucasus are Azerbaijanis who number 8,700,000 in the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the Caucasus region, they live in Georgia, Russia , Turkey and previously in Armenia (before 1990). The total number of Azerbaijanis is around 35 million (15 million in Iran).
The North Caucasus, [b] or Ciscaucasia, [c] is a subregion in Eastern Europe governed by Russia. [d] It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which separates Europe and Asia. The North Caucasus is bordered by the Sea of Azov and Black Sea to the west, the Caspian Sea to the east, and the Caucasus Mountains to the south.
Georgia [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. [13] [14] [15] It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). [16]
Armenia, [c] officially the Republic of Armenia, [d] is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. [10] [11] It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. [12]
Landforms of the Caucasus by country (3 C) A. Geography of Armenia (20 C, 8 P) Geography of Azerbaijan (23 C, 15 P) G. Geography of Georgia (country) (22 C, 23 P)
The Caucasus — a geographic, historical, and geopolitical region of Eastern Europe and West Asia. Centered on the Caucasus Mountains and Greater Caucasus System of mountain ranges in Eurasia . The main article for this category is Caucasus .