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Mount Kazbek or Mount Kazbegi [a] is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus, located in Georgia, just south of the border with Russia. [6]Lying at 5,054 meters (16,581 ft) above at sea level, Mount Kazbek is the highest mountain in Eastern Georgia.
The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the ...
The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. [5] Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area of Russia. [6]
Situated on the southern slopes of the central Caucasus Mountains and surrounded by 3,000–5,000 meter peaks, Svaneti is the highest inhabited area in the Caucasus. Four of the 10 highest peaks of the Caucasus are located in the region. The highest mountain in Georgia, Mount Shkhara at 5,201
The Greater Caucasus [a] [b] is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains.It stretches for about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea: from the Western Caucasus in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian.
Caucasus Mountains Gora Dyultydag , or simply Dyultydag ( Russian : Дюльтыдаг ), is a mountain located in Dagestan , Russia . At 4,127 m (13,540 ft) elevation, it is the highest point of the Dyultydag range of the Greater Caucasus .
The elevation of Mount Shahdagh is 13,951 feet (4,252 m), which is the second highest peak in the Greater Caucasus. [3] [8] The mountain is located near to the border with Russia, in Gusar region of Azerbaijan. [3] There are caves at the base of the Mount Shahdagh, which show manmade activities around the mountain for over 9000 years. [3]
The Main Caucasian Range [a] is a mountain range in the Russian Federation, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is the dividing range of the Greater Caucasus . The protected areas of the range are the Teberda Nature Reserve , Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve and the North Ossetia Nature Reserve .