The Caucasus (/ ˈkɔːkəsəs /) or Caucasia[3][4] (/ kɔːˈkeɪʒə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between ...

Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains[a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and ...

Caucazul este o regiune între Marea Neagră și Marea Caspică, incluzând Munții Caucaz și câmpiile înconjurătoare. Vârful cel mai înalt este Elbrus (5.642 m). În momentul de față statele din zona caucaziană sunt: Georgia, Armenia și Azerbaidjan.

Mar 18, 2025 · Caucasus, mountains and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. The great historic barrier of the Caucasus Mountains rises up across the wide isthmus where Europe and Asia converge. Mount Elbrus is its highest peak.

Munții Caucaz reprezintă un lanț muntos situat la granița dintre Europa și Asia. Se întinde între Marea Neagră și Marea Caspică, trecând prin Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaidjan și Rusia, în regiunea Caucaz. Lungimea lanțului este de 1100 km. Cele mai înalte vârfuri sunt Elbrus (5.642 m) și Dykh-Tau (5.204 m).

Caucasian peoples: Georgians, Persians (in Azerbaijan), Circassians, Tatars, and Ingush The medieval Georgian village of Shatili Ethnic groups inhabiting the Caucasus region The village of Tindi, in Dagestan, in the late 1890s North Caucasian peoples (from left to right): Ossetians, Circassians, Kabardians, and a Chechen Caucasians who speak languages which have long been indigenous to the ...

Jun 14, 2012 · Muntii Caucaz sunt munti tineri alcatuiti din granite, roci efuzive, calcare si conglomerate mezozoice. In acesti munti vulcanismul s-a manifestat inca din perioada cretacica, dar masivele vulcanice din sud sunt de varsta miocena.

Caucasian peoples, various ethnic groups in the Caucasus, a geographically complex area of mountain ranges, plateaus, foothills, plains, rivers, and lakes, with grasslands, forests, marshes, and dry steppes. They include more than 50 peoples whose languages are variously Caucasian, Indo-European, Turkic, or Semitic.

The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region spanning Europe and Asia bordered on the north by Russia, on the east by the Caspian Sea, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Turkey, and on the west by the Black Sea. Caucasia includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. Map of Caucasus Countries The Caucasus Mountains are commonly recognised as a natural border between Asia and Europe ...

Aug 10, 2023 · The Caucasus (Caucasia) is a region between the Black and Caspian Seas. It consists of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Known for its alpine terrain, the Caucasus is home to Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain peak in Europe, on the Russo-Georgian border. The region is considered part of the natural boundary between Europe and Asia. view over the oft-closed border from the ...