Lesser Caucasus

Lesser Caucasus ({{lang-ru|????? ??????}}, sometimes translated as "Caucasus Minor") is one of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about 600 km.

Related Topics:
Mountain range - Caucasus mountains

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It runs parallel to the Greater Caucasus, at a distance averaging about 100 km (60 mi) south and limits the Armenian Highland from the North and North-East.

Related Topics:
Greater Caucasus - Armenian Highland

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It is connected to the Greater Caucasus by the Likh Range (Suram Range) and separated from it by the Kolkhida Lowland in the West and Kura Depression (by Kura River) in the East.

Related Topics:
Likh Range - Suram Range - Kolkhida Lowland - Kura Depression - Kura River

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The highest peak is Gyamysh, 3724 m.

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The borders of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan run through the range, although its crest does not usually define the border.

Related Topics:
Georgia - Armenia - Azerbaijan

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