Mount Kazbek
Dormant volcano in Georgia and Russia
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Summary
Mount Kazbek is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,657 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mtskheta-Mtianeti[3], North Ossetia–Alania[4]
- Country: Georgia[5], Russia[6], Russian Empire[7], Soviet Union[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: stratovolcano[10], dormant volcano[11]
- Made from material: trachyte[12]
- Commons category: Kazbek[13]
- Significant event: first ascent[14], last volcanic eruption[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kazbek[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Native label: მყინვარწვერი[22], Сæнайы хох[23], Казбек[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 5033 m[25]
- Topographic isolation: 113.6 km[26]
- Topographic prominence: 2373 m[27]
- Mountain range: Greater Caucasus[28], Khokh Range[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Kazbek include 3477 Kazbegi[30], an asteroid[31].
Why It Matters
Mount Kazbek has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for it include 3477 Kazbegi[30], an asteroid[31].