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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 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 .
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Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. 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.
Media in category "Maps of the Caucasus" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Gogarena (Caucasian Albania)-1.jpg 998 × 760; 252 KB.
English: Largest part of the borders based on Image:Caucasus-ethnic en.svg by User:Pmx, a vectorization of this CIA map. Former (autonomous oblast) and current (de facto independent republic) borders of Nagorno-Karabakh based on Location_Nagorno-Karabakh_en.png. North coast of Turkey based on Map_of_Turkey_(2007).gif.
The Geography of the Caucasus mountain ranges and regions of far Eastern Europe and central Western Asia.; The southwestern Russian republics, oblasts, and autonomous regions are in the European North Caucasus (Ciscaucasia) region; and the independent nations - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia - are in the Asian South Caucasus (Transcaucasia) region.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:59, 11 October 2023: 874 × 751 (1.16 MB): Golden: update following AZ recaptured NK. Add more cities in Armenia and Azerbaijan