Global InformationBezengi Wall information
| Bezengi Wall | |
|---|---|
 Mount Shkhara | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Shkhara |
| Elevation | 5,203 m (17,070 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°00′02″N 43°06′44″E / 43.00056°N 43.11222°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 11–12 km (6.8–7.5 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Bezengi Wall  Bezengi Wall | |
| Countries | Georgia and Russia |
| Range coordinates | 43°01′23″N 43°02′52″E / 43.02306°N 43.04778°E |
| Parent range | Caucasus Mountains |
| Borders on | Greater Caucasus |
Bezengi Wall, Pitsrula (Georgian: ბეზენგის კედელი; Russian: Безенгийская стена, also known as the Khalde Wall) is a 11-to-12 km (6.8-to-7.5 mi) long mountain range of the Greater Caucasus, in the Svaneti region of Georgia and Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia.[1]
Highest section of the Central Caucasus. The highest point of the Bezengi Wall is 5,203-metre (17,070 ft) high mount Shkhara, the highest peak of Georgia. Notable peaks include Janga (5,085 m [16,683 ft]), Katyn-Tau (4,979 m [16,335 ft]), Shota Rustaveli Peak (4,960 m [16,270 ft]), Gistola (4,860 m [15,940 ft]), Lalveri (4,350 m [14,270 ft]) and Esenin Peak (4,310 m [14,140 ft]). Bezengi Wall surrounded by ice cliffs on either side.[2]
The geologic makeup of the mountains consists of grey granitoids.[3] Bezengi Glacier lies on the northern slopes of the range and the Khalde Glacier and Shkhara Glacier located on the southern slopes. Avalanches occur each year.[4]
- ^ Orthographic dictionary of geographic names of Georgian, p. 34, Tbilisi, 2009
- ^ Levan Maruashvili. Geomorphology of Georgia (in russian), "Metsniereba", Tbilisi. 1971. p. 176
- ^ Marine Utmelidze. Encyclopedia Georgia. p. 390, 1997
- ^ Bezengi Wall | Great Russian Encyclopedia Archived 2019-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in russian)