Lesser Caucasus
| Lesser Caucasus | |
|---|---|
Aragats[1] | |
| Elevation | 4,090 m (13,420 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 600 km (370 mi) NW-SE |
| Geography | |
 Satellite image; the snowy mountains to the south are the Lesser Caucasus.
| |
| Countries | Armenian Highlands |
| Borders on | Greater Caucasus |
The Lesser Caucasus or Lesser Caucasus Mountains, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main
Kura River
) in the east.
Description
The highest peak is
Aragats in Armenia, 4,090 m (13,420 ft).[1]
The borders between Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran run through the range, although its crest does not usually define the border. The range was historically called Anticaucasus or Anti-Caucasus (Greek: Αντι-Καύκασος, Russian: Антикавка́з, Анти-Кавка́з). This usage is commonly found in older sources.[2][3] Current usage tends towards using the name Lesser Caucasus, but Anti-caucasus can still be found in modern texts.[4][5]
See also
- Ark of Nuh or Noah
- İlandağ in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
References
- ^ a b "Mount Aragats | mountain, Armenia". Britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ Bealby, John Thomas; Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 05 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 550–555.
- ^ Reclus, Onésime (1892). A Bird's-eye View of the World. Ticknor. p. 264.
anti caucasus.
- ^ Sharma, h s (1981). Perspective in Geomorphology Volume I.
- .