Caucasus Mountains
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Summary
Caucasus Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,501 views/month, #19 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Azerbaijan[3], Armenia[4], Georgia[5], Russia[6]
- Part of: Alpide belt[7]
- Commons category: Caucasus mountains[8]
- Has part(s): Greater Caucasus[9], Lesser Caucasus[10]
- Highest point: Mount Elbrus[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caucasus mountains[12]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Caucasus Mountains[17]
- Different from: Caucasus[18]
- Length: 1200 km[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 5642 m[20], 2009 m[21]
- Area: 477,165 km²[22]
- Width: 160 km[23]
- Geography of topic: geography of the Caucasus[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- P14541: 2uO8Z7[26], 47fsVt[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Caucasus Mountains include Caucasus Biosphere Reserve[28], a biosphere reserve[29], in Russia[30], founded in 1924[31]; Montes Caucasus[32], a mons[33]; and Suillellus caucasicus[34], a taxon[35].
Why It Matters
Caucasus Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Caucasus Biosphere Reserve[28], a biosphere reserve[29], in Russia[30], founded in 1924[31]; Montes Caucasus[32], a mons[33]; and Suillellus caucasicus[34], a taxon[35].