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until the annexation of Caucasian lands by the Russian Empire in the nineteenth century. (...) Above all, pre-modern Caucasia is characterized by its integration into the Iranian and Persianate socio-cultural world, the Iranian commonwealth, which extended from Central Asia to Anatolia and south to the Arabian Peninsula. Caucasia's active membership in this commonwealth began under the first "world empire" of the Achaemenids and survived both Christianization and the demise of the Sāsānian empire.
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While Hodgson astutely perceived Caucasia's cross-cultural condition, subsequent research has exposed the region's long-term participation in the Iranian and wider Persianate world. This multifaceted association began in the Iron Age, survived the intensive Christianization of Caucasia, and continued
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The Caucasus has a rich folklore tradition. This tradition has been preserved orally—necessitated by the fact that for most of the languages involved, there was no alphabet until the early twentieth century—and only began to be written down in the late nineteenth century. One important
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From about 4000 BC until about 2000 BC enveloped a vast area of approximately 1,000 km by 500 km, and mostly encompassed, on modern-day territories, the Southern Caucasus (except western Georgia), northwestern Iran, the northeastern Caucasus, eastern Turkey, and as far as Syria.
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Caucasia includes not only the mountain ranges of the Caucasus proper but also the country immediately north and south of them. The land north of the Greater Caucasus is called Ciscaucasia (Predkavkazye, or "Hither Caucasia") and south of it is Transcaucasia (Zakavkazye, or "Farther
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When Sosruquo was born burning in flames, the blacksmith god Tlepsh, grabbed Sosruquo and plunged him into water, making him invulnerable except where he was held by tongs, see Rashidvash, pp. 33–34; Colarusso, pp. 52–54 (Circassian Saga 8:
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The region has many different languages and language families. There are more than 50 ethnic groups living in the region. No fewer than three language families are unique to the area. In addition, Indo-European languages, such as
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relict groups of plants with the closest relatives in Eastern Asia, southern Europe, and even North America. Over 70 species of forest snails of the region are endemic. Some relict species of vertebrates are
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West of the Kura-Aras Lowland rises the Lesser Caucasus range, which is extended southward by the Dzhavakhet Range and the Armenian Highland, the latter extending southwestward into Turkey.
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from the North Caucasus foreland is often regarded by classical and non-British sources as the natural and historical boundary between Europe and Asia. Another opinion is that the rivers
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Ferring, Reid; Oms, Oriol; Agustí, Jordi; Berna, Francesco; Nioradze, Medea; Shelia, Teona; Tappen, Martha; Vekua, Abesalom; Zhvania, David; Lordkipanidze, David (28 June 2011).
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had become the dominant religion of the region; however, the region would go through two other religious transformations. Owing to the strong rivalry between Persia and
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Caucasian folklore contains many links with the myths of the ancient Greeks. There are resemblances between the mother goddess Satanaya and the Greek goddess of love
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Denk T, Frotzler N, Davitashvili N. 2001. "Vegetational patterns and distribution of relict taxa in humid temperate forests and wetlands of Georgia Transcaucasia".
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in the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus forest refugium is the largest throughout the Western Asian (near Eastern) region. The area has multiple representatives of
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Pokryszko B, Cameron R, Mumladze L, Tarkhnishvili D. 2011. "Forest snail faunas from Georgian Transcaucasia: patterns of diversity in a Pleistocene refugium".
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The site yields the earliest unequivocal evidence for the presence of early humans outside the African continent; and the Dmanisi skulls are the five oldest
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Vekua, A., Lordkipanidze, D., Rightmire, G. P., Agusti, J., Ferring, R., Maisuradze, G., et al. (2002). A new skull of early Homo from Dmanisi, Georgia.
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Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 5000 Natural Features, Countries, Capitals, Territories, Cities, and Historic Sites
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Memoirs of Miliutin, "the plan of action decided upon for 1860 was to cleanse the mountain zone of its indigenous population", per Richmond, W.
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Everyday life of the Caucasian Highlanders. The 19th Century (In the co-authorship with I. Karpeev). "Molodaya Gvardiy" publishers. Moscow
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Kikvidze Z, Ohsawa M. 1999. "Adjara, East Mediterranean refuge of Tertiary vegetation". In: Ohsawa M, Wildpret W, Arco MD, eds.
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Real Lexicon of the Indo-Germanic Antiquity Studies: Basic Principles of a Cultural and People's History of Ancient Europe
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species are recorded in the Caucasus. Most of arthropod biodiversity is concentrated on Great and Lesser Caucasus ranges.
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In the second half of the 19th century, the Russian Empire also conquered the North Caucasus. In the aftermath of the
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area, encompassing most of the Caucasus stretching from Northern Iran and Northeastern Turkey to the North Caucasus.
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Anaga Cloud Forest, a comparative study on evergreen broad-leaved forests and trees of the Canary Islands and Japan
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The region has been subject to various territorial disputes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to the
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Two territories in the region claim independence but are recognized as such by only a handful of entities:
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Yemelianova, Galina, Islam nationalism and state in the Muslim Caucasus. Caucasus Survey, April 2014. p. 3
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Ethnic-administrative borders on the Soviet and Post-soviet Caucasus on the pictorial map of the Caucasus
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Reallexikon der indogermanischen Altertumskunde: Grundzüge einer Kultur- und Völkergeschichte Alteuropas
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The Caucasus is an area of great ecological importance. The region is included in the list of 34 world
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and depicted it as a cold and stony mountain which was the abode of personified hunger. The Greek hero
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for the control of the region. In western Georgia the eastern Roman rule lasted until the Middle Ages.
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Rashidvash, pp. 33–34; for connections found in the Nart sagas, see Colarusso, pp. 5–7.
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The History of the Armenian Genocide: Ethnic Conflict from the Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus
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Chaladze, G.; Otto, S.; Tramp, S. (2014). "A spider diversity model for the Caucasus Ecoregion".
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Questions of Ethnic Identity According to Leonti Mroveli's Historical Chronicles, Studies, Vol. 1
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respectively, the Persians were forced to irrevocably cede the Southern Caucasus and Dagestan to
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The modern endonym for the region is usually similar in many languages, and is generally between
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Nart Sagas from the Caucasus: Myths and Legends from the Circassians, Abazas, Abkhaz, and Ubykhs
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The Southern Caucasus region was unified as a single political entity twice – during the
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animals and plants, the fact reflecting the presence of refugial forests, which survived the
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to Central Asia and Siberia by the Soviet security apparatus. About a quarter of them died.
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and had a tradition of their Catholicos being ordained through the Patriarch of Armenia.
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reached as far as the Caucasus Mountains. Later ancient kingdoms of the region included
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organized local Armenian population facing multiple threats after the fall of antique
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Allen F. Chew. "An Atlas of Russian History: Eleven Centuries of Changing Borders",
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Georgian Biodiversity Database (checklists for ca. 11,000 plant and animal species)
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Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus
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Having killed and deported most of the Armenians of Western Armenia during the
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Indogermanische Bibliothek herausgegeben von Hans Krahe. Reihe 2: Wörterbüche
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The territory of the Caucasus region was inhabited by Homo erectus since the
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United Nations Environment Programme map: Population density of the Caucasus
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Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond
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This article is about the geographic region in Eurasia. For other uses, see
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Wright, John; Schofield, Richard; Goldenberg, Suzanne (16 December 2003).
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which is believed to surround the known world. It is the battlefield of
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Nart Sagas: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Circassians and Abkhazians
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Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
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How Pataraz Freed Bearded Nasran, Who Was Chained to the High Mountain
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From Hittite to Homer: The Anatolian Background of Ancient Greek Epic
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United Nations Environment Programme map: Landcover of the Caucasus
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sources of the Sasanian era, the Caucasus range was referred to as
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may be connected to a Caucasian "warrior Forest-Mother, Amaz-an".
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are largely recognized by the world community as part of Georgia.
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at the peak of its might at the beginning of the 1st century B.C.
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Information for travellers and others about Caucasus and Georgia
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History of the Caucasus - Volume 1: At the Crossroads of Empires
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is the first in the history of the European Games to be held in
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is not only used for the mountains themselves but also includes
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included Kingdom of Armenia, vassals Iberia, Albania, Parthia,
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Caucasian legends include stories involving giants similar to
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Tarkhnishvili, D.; Gavashelishvili, A.; Mumladze, L. (2012).
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Theodor Mommsen, William Purdie Dickson, Francis Haverfield.
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is a popular center of mountain skiing and a snowboard venue.
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fossils dating back 1.8 million years were found at the
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The peoples of the northern and southern Caucasus mostly are
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designation of the "inhabitants of the southern coast of the
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The provinces of the Roman Empire: from Caesar to Diocletian
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sailed to the west coast of the Caucasus in pursuit of the
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The history of wars and Russian domination in the Caucasus
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The South Caucasus borders the Greater Caucasus range and
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625 AD) also says the name means shining white like snow:
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Russians took the remaining part of the Southern Caucasus
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In Georgian tradition, the term Caucasus is derived from
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Hunt, p. 14. Hunt, p. 330, mentions forty-four versions.
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Up to and including the early 19th century, most of the
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story. In these stories, the giant is almost always a
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Links between Greek mythology and subsequent folklore
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There are also links with the ancient Greek myth of
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Chiba: Chiba University Publications, 297–315. 4590:, a group with a Tertiary relict distribution". 4481: 2533:, are examples of such Prometheus-like figures. 1975:) was the first nation to adopt Christianity as 1384:mountain range and surrounding lowlands. All of 921:range practically impregnable. The mythological 576:range, have conventionally been considered as a 4842: 4582:Milne RI. 2004. "Phylogeny and biogeography of 4061: 3823:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 3753: 3751: 2665: 2088:a strong regional power. In 1194–1204 Georgian 2084:drove the Muslims out of Caucasus and made the 4371:); Hunt, pp. 355–356; Rashidvash, p. 34. 3613: 3611: 3609: 3607: 2158:. In the ensuing years after these gains, the 1395:range is considered by some sources to be the 1376:to its west, the Caspian Sea to its east, and 1103: 782: 8210: 7239: 5680: 5378: 5198: 3455: 3374: 3372: 3039:"Caucasus | Mountains, Facts, & Map" 2910:Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations 2670:The Caucasus has many economically important 2255:Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1963:at the peak of its might, early 13th century. 1183: 4665: 4419:"WWF – The Caucasus: A biodiversity hotspot" 3903:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3757: 3748: 3361:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 2450:, and contain many connections with ancient 1740:. At the beginning of the 19th century, the 1427:mark this border, or even that of the river 5140:University of Turin-Observatory on Caucasus 4849:. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 4659:Biology and Exploitation of the Minke Whale 4535:Late Quaternary vegetation of the Near East 4251:Rashidvash, p. 34; Colarusso, pp. 130, 318. 3604: 3585: 3378: 1415:, the geologic depression that divides the 929:, the apparent homeland of the Iranians of 917:expansions, with areas to the north of the 898:, Transcaucasia is a "Russo-centric" term. 8670:Czech resistance against German occupation 8217: 8203: 7246: 7232: 5687: 5673: 5385: 5371: 5205: 5191: 5088:—an academic journal on the South Caucasus 4776:, Princeton University Press, 2002, 2014. 4238:), cf. pp. 323–328 (Abkhaz Saga 75: 3617: 3586:Mikaberidze, Alexander (6 February 2015). 3558:"Caucasus - region and mountains, Eurasia" 3369: 3293: 3271: 3170:"Caucasus - region and mountains, Eurasia" 3112:"Caucasus - region and mountains, Eurasia" 2654:(Rus. Kavkazskaya Ovcharka, Geo. Nagazi). 2073:shared the same Christian dogmas with the 1306:Contemporary political map of the Caucasus 8329:Sovereign states with limited recognition 5085:Caucasian Review of International Affairs 4631:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 4618:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 4567: 4556:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 3852: 3834: 3082:. Volume 1. Oxford University Press USA. 2099:The Caucasus region was conquered by the 1629:Learn how and when to remove this message 38:. For a meeting of party supporters, see 4678:. 2003. pp. 219–232. Archived from 4151: 3975:The Georgian Church for English Speakers 3488: 3440: 2965: 2733: 2540: 2438:influence, involve battles with ancient 2283: 2233: 2118: 2026:, roughly in the location of latter-day 1955: 1939: 1758: 1640: 1442:that compose the Caucasus today are the 1329:The North Caucasus contains most of the 1301: 951:, referred to the Caucasus mountains as 865: 855: 602:'s highest mountain, is situated in the 239:Autonomous republics and federal regions 4794: 4656: 4282:How Sosruquo Brought Fire to His Troops 3458:"The Vainakhs (The Chechen and Ingush)" 3400: 2662:have been recorded from the Black Sea. 2080:In the 12th century, the Georgian king 1913:. By the time of the first century BC, 996: 14: 8854: 4948: 4929: 4545: 4543: 4367:), 168–169 (Circassian Saga 35: 3932: 3059:Mountain Flowers and Trees of Caucasia 2817:2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship 2173:, the Russian military perpetrated an 1349:. The North Caucasus lies between the 1297: 8198: 7253: 7227: 5668: 5366: 5186: 4984:Fadeev, Rostislav Andreevich (1860). 4831:, University of Chicago Press, 2004. 4750: 4592:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 4114: 3933:Hunter, Shireen; et al. (2004). 3917: 3339:The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville 2741:is a popular destination for skiing, 2561:to the region. Its wildlife includes 1929:. The next 600 years was marked by a 1322:region is alternatively known as the 690: 641:as well as the northernmost parts of 5092:BBC News: North Caucasus at a glance 4896: 4739:, Cambridge University Press, 2016. 4721:from the original on 9 October 2022. 4152:Gregović, Marko (21 February 2018). 3783: 3516: 3225: 3061:; Pelagic Publishing Limited, 2018, 1837:(669–627 BC), the boundaries of the 1691:most notably in the North Caucasus. 1567:adding citations to reliable sources 1538: 8665:Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 4988:(Шестьдесят лет Кавказской войны). 4540: 4465:. Caucasian Spiders. Archived from 3080:The Islamic World: Past and Present 2773:Mountain-skiing complexes include: 1242: 1046: 24: 8770:Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic 8471:Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 8224: 5412: 4923: 4843:Hamed-Troyansky, Vladimir (2024). 4212:Rashidvash, p. 33; Colarusso, pp. 4001:pp 728–730 ABC-CLIO, 2 Dec. 2014. 3401:Yuyukin, M. A. (18–20 June 2012). 2545:View of the Caucasus Mountains in 25: 8898: 5165:WHAT TO SEE IN CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS 5064: 4934:(Hardback). London: I.B. Tauris. 4902:The Making of the Georgian Nation 4449:"Endemic Species of the Caucasus" 4302:Hunt, Table 1, pp. 211–212. 4274:A Cyclops Bound atop Was'hamakhwa 4234:), 387–394 (Ubykh Saga 86: 4230:), 185–186 (Abaza Saga 47: 3943:of the Iranian Sassanian Empire. 3403:"О происхождении названия Кавказ" 2405: 625:The Caucasus is divided into the 205:states with almost no recognition 8725:German occupation in World War I 7200: 7199: 6527:West South Central United States 5633: 5621: 5609: 5598: 5581: 5569: 5557: 5545: 5528: 5516: 5504: 5492: 5475: 5463: 5451: 5439: 5427: 5246: 4986:Sixty years of the Caucasian War 4569:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01788.x 3920:A history of the Georgian people 3787:"Georgia, Georgians, until 1300" 3588:Historical Dictionary of Georgia 3301:, vol. 57, pp. 251–255 2889: 2875: 2861: 2847: 2833: 2642:The natural landscape is one of 2114: 2001:came under the rule of the Arabs 1543: 1372:to its north, the Black Sea and 1339:North Caucasian Federal District 794:and legendary forefather of the 506: 467: 407: 395: 385: 375: 363: 352: 339: 326: 313: 300: 287: 274: 261: 244: 224: 212: 185: 172: 150: 137: 124: 111: 55: 6747:Latin America and the Caribbean 6613:Latin America and the Caribbean 5108:Food Security in Caucasus (FAO) 4697: 4650: 4636: 4623: 4610: 4597: 4576: 4527: 4455: 4441: 4411: 4401: 4392: 4383: 4374: 4357: 4348: 4339: 4318: 4305: 4296: 4287: 4254: 4245: 4219: 4206: 4197: 4188: 4145: 4108: 4080: 4067: 4042: 4033: 4020: 4011: 3989: 3963: 3926: 3911: 3882: 3869: 3810: 3777: 3728: 3702: 3676: 3651: 3642: 3579: 3550: 3510: 3482: 3449: 3434: 3394: 3330: 3305: 3287: 3265: 3245: 3226:King, Charles (23 March 2017). 3200:"The languages of the Caucasus" 2940:Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 2600:The region has a high level of 2423:a shape changer and trickster, 2267:dissolution of the Soviet Union 2175:ethnic cleansing of Circassians 2034:, until its destruction by the 1987:had become Christian entities, 1648:in the Caucasus region in 2014. 1554:needs additional citations for 1522: 1333:mountain range. It consists of 455:(5,642 metres (18,510 ft)) 27:Region spanning Europe and Asia 5040:, retrieved: 18 November 2011. 4533:van Zeist W, Bottema S. 1991. 4493:Journal of Insect Conservation 3219: 3192: 3162: 3104: 3072: 3051: 3004: 1951: 1724:Located on the peripheries of 1380:to its south. It contains the 1091: 622:, part of which is in Turkey. 13: 1: 8596:People's Republic of Bulgaria 5393:Countries and regions of the 5038:Institute of European History 4800:The Caucasus: An Introduction 4753:The Caucasus: An Introduction 4398:Hunt, pp. 333, 347–351. 4389:Hunt, pp. 332, 339–344. 3792:Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE 3624:Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE 2992: 2195:In the 1940s, around 480,000 1754: 1357:to its east, and borders the 993:) means "gateway to steppe". 754:(1113 AD), it is stated that 544:. It is situated between the 8730:Estonian War of Independence 6209:Middle East and North Africa 5914:Middle East and North Africa 5212: 4949:Bealby, John Thomas (1911). 4867:, Saqi Books, London, 2012. 4185:Rashidvash, pp. 33–34. 4093:. New York: Berghahn Books, 3590:. Rowman & Littlefield. 3413:. pp. 893–899 and 919. 3380:Vasmer, Max Julius Friedrich 2997: 2925:Culture of Georgia (country) 2666:Energy and mineral resources 2323: 2281:became independent nations. 1999:, large parts of the region 1995:and pagan beliefs. With the 1971:(an eponymous branch of the 1821: 1314:region is also known as the 909:were the furthest points of 656:The region is known for its 610:. On the southern side, the 7: 8411:Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 5657:Partially-recognized states 3149:Central Intelligence Agency 3057:Shamil Shetekauri et al., 2826: 2419:, the mother of the Narts, 2318:Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2071:Church of Caucasian Albania 2065:maintained close ties with 1795:Dmanisi archaeological site 1704:Eastern Orthodox Christians 1184: 1179: 851: 790:), the son of the Biblical 10: 8903: 6502:Northeastern United States 4930:Baumer, Christoph (2021). 4729: 4125:Princeton University Press 3937:. M.E. Sharpe. p. 3. 3386:(in German). Vol. 1. 2536: 2294:First Nagorno-Karabakh War 2146:. In 1813 and 1828 by the 2047:Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget 1973:Arsacid dynasty of Parthia 1969:Arsacid dynasty of Armenia 1781:, dating back to 10,000 BC 1717: 1713: 1681:, are spoken in the area. 1532: 1526: 1266: 1218: 1206: 1194: 1167: 1155: 1143: 1034: 985:It was also noted that in 61:Topography of the Caucasus 29: 8872:Mountain ranges of Europe 8651:History of Czechoslovakia 8451:First Republic of Armenia 8354: 8328: 8232: 8179: 8101: 7923: 7791: 7657: 7410: 7265: 7195: 7137: 7114: 7081: 7045: 6978: 6872: 6780: 6771: 6700: 6621: 6422: 6226: 6007: 5965: 5874: 5865: 5813: 5770: 5710: 5655: 5401: 5339: 5286: 5255: 5244: 5220: 5158:17 September 2020 at the 4751:Coene, Frederick (2009). 4513:10.1007/s10841-014-9649-1 4194:Mayor, p. xx; Hunt, p. 9. 3959:Great Soviet Encyclopedia 3784:Rapp, Stephen H. (2020). 3714:E-International Relations 3101:. Accessed 30 June 2021. 3017:. Routledge. p. 72. 3014:Transcaucasian Boundaries 2411:tradition is that of the 2302:War in Abkhazia (1992–93) 2075:Armenian Apostolic Church 2022:, that flourished in the 2018:) founded the Kingdom of 2010:In the 10th century, the 1997:Muslim conquest of Persia 1535:Languages of the Caucasus 1454:), Azerbaijan (including 1359:Southern Federal District 1287: 1254: 1230: 1131: 1104: 1070: 1058: 1022: 963:) and the Middle Persian 844:also means 'mountain' in 783: 724:also means 'frozen mud'. 448: 430: 422: 238: 103: 66: 54: 49: 36:Caucasia (disambiguation) 32:Caucasus (disambiguation) 8461:Armenian–Azerbaijani war 6988:Antarctic/Southern Ocean 5987:Transantarctic Mountains 5145:Circassians Caucasus Web 4906:Indiana University Press 4657:Horwood, Joseph (1989). 4354:Hunt, pp. 330–331. 3620:"Caucasus, pre-900/1500" 2960:Transcontinental nations 2945:Khanates of the Caucasus 2729: 2298:East Prigorodny Conflict 2041:During the Middle Ages, 1391:The watershed along the 536:), is a region spanning 8755:Estonia in World War II 8715:Estophile Enlightenment 8571:Second Bulgarian Empire 6737:Caribbean South America 5288:History of the Caucasus 5170:24 October 2020 at the 5127:12 October 2007 at the 5034:European History Online 5003:Gagarin, G. G. (1840). 4958:Encyclopædia Britannica 4865:Legends of the Caucasus 4804:Oxford University Press 4115:Weitz, Eric D. (2003). 3836:10.1073/pnas.1106638108 3741:Encyclopædia Britannica 3562:Encyclopedia Britannica 3531:McFarland & Company 3175:Encyclopædia Britannica 3117:Encyclopædia Britannica 3044:Encyclopedia Britannica 2935:Eurasian Economic Union 2378:placed the Caucasus in 2344:) was chained there by 2142:all formed part of the 2055:Principality of Khachen 2007:penetrated the region. 1720:History of the Caucasus 1646:Ethno-linguistic groups 1529:Peoples of the Caucasus 8556:First Bulgarian Empire 8164:Eastern Slovak Lowland 8159:Little Hungarian Plain 7302:Scandinavian Peninsula 6512:Southern United States 6315:Scandinavian Peninsula 5617:North Ossetia – Alania 5418: 5114:10 August 2013 at the 5026:Gasimov, Zaur (2011). 4537:. Wiesbaden: Reichert. 4236:The Birth of Soseruquo 3618:Gocheleishvili, Iago. 2798:Shahdag Winter Complex 2789:Tsaghkadzor Ski Resort 2754: 2652:Caucasian Shepherd Dog 2619:Caucasian parsley frog 2550: 2458:, and Greek cultures. 2427:a blacksmith god, and 2289: 2246: 2245:in August–October 1993 2131: 1964: 1948: 1804:Homo erectus georgicus 1782: 1649: 1504:, in clockwise order. 1413:Kuma-Manych Depression 1361:to its north. The two 1307: 1278: 1122: 1082: 886:(which is part of the 875: 870:Caucasus mountains in 863: 8496:Stalinist repressions 8154:Great Hungarian Plain 8139:Pontic–Caspian steppe 6993:Antarctic Convergence 6532:Western United States 5416: 5048:Caucasian highlanders 4965:Dubrovin, Nikolai F. 4735:Bachvarova, Mary R., 4272:(Circassian Saga 37: 4232:How Sosruquo Was Born 4028:Yale University Press 3918:Allen, W.E.D (1932). 3517:Room, Adrian (1997). 3097:registration required 2977:Tourism in Azerbaijan 2966:Tourism-related links 2920:Culture of Azerbaijan 2809:Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2737: 2555:biodiversity hotspots 2544: 2287: 2237: 2152:Treaty of Turkmenchay 2122: 1959: 1943: 1762: 1718:Further information: 1644: 1533:Further information: 1305: 896:Alexander Mikaberidze 869: 859: 88:42.26111°N 44.12111°E 8466:Turkish–Armenian War 7667:North European Plain 6054:Greater Central Asia 5326:North Ossetia–Alania 5134:Encyclopædia Iranica 4336:; Rashidvash, p. 34. 4240:The Mother of Heroes 4062:Hamed-Troyansky 2024 3764:Encyclopædia Iranica 3663:www.lib.uchicago.edu 3047:. 20 September 2023. 2623:Caucasian salamander 2474:. The ancient Greek 2363:and the nest of the 2190:Turkish–Armenian War 2032:North Ossetia–Alania 1563:improve this article 1477:North Ossetia–Alania 997:Endonyms and exonyms 658:linguistic diversity 552:, mainly comprising 391:North Ossetia-Alania 8745:Soviet deportations 8486:Bronze and Iron Age 8456:Armeno-Georgian War 8371:Prehistoric Armenia 7639:East European Plain 7475:Carpathian Ruthenia 7205:Continents of Earth 6732:Brazilian Highlands 6136:Indian subcontinent 5997:Antarctic Peninsula 5795:Southern Hemisphere 5790:Northern Hemisphere 5577:Karachay-Cherkessia 5007:(Костюмы Кавказа). 4898:Suny, Ronald Grigor 4827:Griffin, Nicholas, 4787:Cornell, Susan E., 4685:on 7 September 2008 4505:2014JICon..18..407C 3995:Timothy C. Dowling 3829:(26): 10432–10436. 3760:"Caucasus and Iran" 3736:"Caucasian peoples" 3502:] (in German). 3470:on 25 February 2012 3456:George Anchabadze. 3313:"kruveši | Tēzaurs" 3139:"Russia, Geography" 2930:Eastern Partnership 2780:Mountain roundabout 2764:2015 European Games 2678:resources, such as 2263:Transcaucasian SFSR 1861:empires, including 1827:Kura–Araxes culture 1814:ever found outside 1779:World Heritage Site 1747:the territory from 1708:Armenian Christians 1489:Karachay–Cherkessia 1446:Georgia (including 1298:Political geography 758:Кавкасийскыѣ горы ( 678:Northeast Caucasian 674:Northwest Caucasian 358:Karachay-Cherkessia 84: /  8720:National awakening 8630:Kingdom of Bohemia 8551:Old Great Bulgaria 8526:Soviet repressions 7953:Tuscan Archipelago 7831:Cotentin Peninsula 7420:Danubian countries 7020:Great Barrier Reef 6641:Mainland Australia 5805:Western Hemisphere 5780:Eastern Hemisphere 5553:Kabardino-Balkaria 5419: 5407:    5321:Kabardino-Balkaria 5256:Political entities 5094:, 8 September 2005 4052:. 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Chechnya
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Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Kalmykia
Karachay-Cherkessia
Krasnodar Krai
Nakhchivan
North Ossetia-Alania
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