50 km to the north from the Russian resort of Sochi. The WesternCaucasus also contains the Caucasus Nature Reserve (Russian Кавказский государственный природный...
of which is in Turkey. The Caucasus is divided into the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, although the WesternCaucasus also exists as a distinct geographic...
Greater Caucasus in the north and the Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the WesternCaucasus on...
The Greater Caucasus is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains. The range stretches for about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from west-northwest...
romanized: Kavkazskaya voyna) or Caucasus War was a 19th-century military conflict between the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation...
The peoples of the Caucasus, or Caucasians, are a diverse group comprising more than 50 ethnic groups throughout the Caucasus. Caucasians who speak languages...
The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a region in Eastern Europe, governed by Russia. It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which...
of Caucasus, or Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus, was a jihadist organisation active in rebel-held parts of Syria and previously in the North Caucasus region...
reports: Evdokimov's plan was to base the conquest of the westernCaucasus on the Kuban Caucasus Army, and by means of military lines and new settlements...
of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan...
Veryovkina is in the Arabika Massif, in the Gagra mountain range of the WesternCaucasus, on the pass between the Krepost and Zont mountains, close to the slopes...
Cave. It is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range of the WesternCaucasus, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, an occupied region of Georgia....
Russia and Europe. It is situated in the western part of the North Caucasus and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains. The dormant volcano rises 5...
Mediterranean region to Turkey. Buxus colchica of westernCaucasus and B. hyrcana of northern Iran and eastern Caucasus are commonly treated as synonyms of B. sempervirens...
Pastinaca sativa) or wild rhubarb. Giant hogweed is native to the westernCaucasus region of Eurasia. It was introduced to Britain as an ornamental plant...
Kush mountains were also designated as the "Caucasus" in parallel to their Western equivalent, the Caucasus Mountains between Europe and Asia. Alexander...
Ararat is located. Western Armenia is nowadays referred to as eastern Anatolia, and Eastern Armenia as the Lesser Caucasus or Caucasus Minor, and historically...
The Lesser Caucasus or Lesser Caucasus Mountains, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main ranges of the Caucasus Mountains, of length...
or cut in rocks with holes in their facade. These dolmens cover the WesternCaucasus on both sides of the mountain ridge, in an area of approximately 12...
Misimians (Greek: Μισιμιανοί) were a tribe in the westernCaucasus living in the mountainous side of South Caucasus, north of Sokhumi. During the time of the...
narratives, known as the "Literary Caucasus." This period was markedly noted for shaping Russian perceptions of the Caucasus, and for having including overtones...
the Middle Eastern theatre during World War I. The Caucasus campaign extended from the South Caucasus to the Armenian Highlands region, reaching as far...
Spain and southern France east to the western Balkans, and also in northeastern Turkey and the westernCaucasus. These are also found in lower Himalayan...
findings, mainly of dolmens in Northwest Caucasus region, indicate a megalithic culture in the Northwest Caucasus. The ancestors of present-day Circassians...
The history of the Caucasus region may be divided by geography into the history of the North Caucasus (Ciscaucasia), historically in the sphere of influence...
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