Greater Caucasus (Russian: Большой Кавказ, sometimes translated as "Caucasus Major", "Big Caucasus" or "Large Caucasus") is the major mountain range of Caucasus mountains. The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ...
It stretches for about 1200 km from West-North-West to East-South-East, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Abseron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea: from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian. 1. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... Absheron (AbÅŸeron Yasaqligi) is a peninsula and a Rayon in eastern Caucasus in the historical region of Arran. ... Caspian Sea viewed from orbit The Caspian Sea or Mazandaran Sea is a landlocked sea between Asia and Europe (European Russia). ... The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in 1927. ... Sochi Coat of Arms, adopted on 15 June 1967 Sochi (Russian: СоÌчи) is the most popular Russian resort, situated in the Krasnodar Krai, near the Russian border with Abkhazia, Georgia. ... Baku (Azeri: Bakı, Russian: Баку) is the capital of Azerbaijan. ...
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Caucasus or Caucasia (Russian Kavkaz), mountainous region in extreme southeastern Europe and western Asia, occupying the isthmus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
The average temperatures in the North Caucasus range from -5° to -2° C (23° to 28° F) in January, while the South Caucasus is milder, ranging from 1° to 6° C (34° to 43° F).
The principal cities of the Caucasus are Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan; Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia; Yerevan, the capital of Armenia; Groznyy, the capital of Chechnya; Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan; and Vladikavkaz, the capital of Alania.
The GreaterCaucasus range extends from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea, generally trending east-southeast and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian Sea.
The northeastern regions (Dagestan) and the southern portions of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains are the driest.
This is especially true for the Lesser Caucasus Mountains which are somewhat isolated from the moist influences coming in from the Black Sea and receive considerably less precipitation (in the form of snow) than the GreaterCaucasus Mountains.
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