Caucasus

Summary

Caucasus is a region^[1]. Caucasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Caucasus's instance of is recorded as region^[3].
• Caucasus's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[4].
• Caucasus's Commons category is recorded as Caucasus^[5].
• Caucasus's said to be the same as is recorded as Q22952381^[6].
• Caucasus comprises Mamison Pass^[7].
• Caucasus's highest point is recorded as Mount Elbrus^[8].
• Caucasus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.261111111111, 'lon': 44.121111111111}^[9].
• Caucasus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Caucasus Mountains^[10].
• Caucasus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caucasus^[11].
• Caucasus's Commons gallery is recorded as Caucasus^[12].
• Caucasus's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Caucasus^[13].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[18].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[20].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band^[21].
• Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Caucasus's category for people born here is recorded as Q32652337^[23].
• Caucasus's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Caucasus^[24].
• Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasianu'}^[25].
• Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasiana'}^[26].
• Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasiano'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Caucasus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5642'}^[28]. Caucasus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1200'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[3] and cultural region^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz^[30], an administrative divisions of Russia^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1784^[33]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway^[34], a controlled-access highway^[35], in Russia^[36]; Caucasus campaign^[37], an aspect of history^[38]; and Kafkas University^[39], a public university^[40], in Turkey^[41], founded in 1992^[42].

Why It Matters

Caucasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Caucasus is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz^[30], an administrative divisions of Russia^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1784^[33]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway^[34], a controlled-access highway^[35], in Russia^[36]; Caucasus campaign^[37], an aspect of history^[38]; and Kafkas University^[39], a public university^[40], in Turkey^[41], founded in 1992^[42].