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Region spanning Europe and Asia
Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural
Caucasus
Subregion in Eastern Europe
North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a subregion in Eastern Europe which is part of Russia. It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region
North_Caucasus
Mountain system at the intersection of Europe and Asia
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
Caucasus_Mountains
Geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia
of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan
South_Caucasus
Battles involving Armenian National movement
the Middle Eastern theatre during World War I. The Caucasus campaign extended from the South Caucasus to the Armenian Highlands region, reaching as far
Caucasus_campaign
Former jihadist organisation
of Caucasus, or Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus, was a jihadist organisation active in rebel-held parts of Syria and previously in the North Caucasus region
Caucasus_Emirate
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Caucasus or Kaukasus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Caucasus or Caucasia is a geographic region in Eurasia. Caucasus may also refer to:
Caucasus_(disambiguation)
North Caucasus and their largest concentration is in Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai, and Adygea. Georgia and the former Russian South Caucasus province
Ethnic_groups_in_the_Caucasus
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
entirely in the South Caucasus, while some slivers of the country are situated north of the Caucasus Watershed in the North Caucasus. The country lies between
Georgia_(country)
Ethnic group
Caucasus Germans (German: Kaukasiendeutsche) are part of the German minority in Russia and the Soviet Union. They migrated to the Caucasus largely in the
Caucasus_Germans
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group
Avars reside in the North Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Alongside other ethnic groups in the North Caucasus region, the Avars live
Avars_(Caucasus)
1999–2009 conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus
the Russian Empire began spreading its influence into the Caucasus region, starting the Caucasus War in 1817. Russian forces first moved into highland Chechnya
Second_Chechen_War
Major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains
The Greater Caucasus is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains. It stretches for about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from west-northwest to east-southeast
Greater_Caucasus
Topics referred to by the same term
Caucasus Viceroyalty may refer to: Caucasus Viceroyalty (1785–1796) Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Caucasus_Viceroyalty
1988–1996 conflicts in the Caucasus
The Wars in the Caucasus were a series of interrelated ethnic and political conflicts which engulfed the Caucasus in the period shortly before and after
Wars_in_the_Caucasus
Series of Axis and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front of WWII
The Battle of the Caucasus was a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus as part of the Eastern Front of World War II. On 25 July 1942, German
Battle_of_the_Caucasus
2009–2017 armed conflict in Russia
The insurgency in the North Caucasus was a low-level armed conflict between Russia and militants associated with the Caucasus Emirate and, from June 2015
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Insurgency_in_the_North_Caucasus
Ethnic group in Dagestan, Russia
native to an inland region known as Lakia within Dagestan in the North Caucasus. They speak the Lak language. Laks historically live in the Lakskiy and
Laks_(Caucasus)
Diverse languages between the Black and Caspian seas
language families of the Caucasus as unrelated." Three of these families have no current indigenous members outside the Caucasus, and are considered indigenous
Languages_of_the_Caucasus
1918–1919 independent state in the North Caucasus
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (MRNC), also referred to as the United Republics of the North Caucasus, Mountain Republic, or the Republic
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
Mountainous_Republic_of_the_Northern_Caucasus
The history of the Caucasus region may be divided by geography into the history of the North Caucasus (Ciscaucasia), historically in the sphere of influence
History_of_the_Caucasus
Iranian ethnic group in Azerbaijan and Russia
Persian population in South Caucasus since the Achaemenid period. Likely the ancestors of modern Tats settled in South Caucasus when the Sassanid Empire
Tat_people_(Caucasus)
Ethnic group
span a much wider region including the Russian north Caucasus, and the former Russian Caucasus provinces of the Batum Oblast and the Kars Oblast (the
Caucasus_Greeks
Colony of the Russian Empire
The Caucasus Viceroyalty was a special administrative unit of the Russian Empire located in the Caucasus region, existing from 1801 to 1917 under the governance
Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917)
Caucasus_Viceroyalty_(1801–1917)
Colony of Alexander the Great on the Hindu-Kush mountains
as the "Caucasus", specifically as "Caucasus Indicus" (Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός) in parallel to their Western equivalent, the Caucasus Mountains
Alexandria_in_the_Caucasus
Branch of Islamic State active in the Caucasus region
Islamic State – Caucasus Province (IS-CP) is a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), that is active in the North Caucasus region of Russia
Islamic State – Caucasus Province
Islamic_State_–_Caucasus_Province
Anatomically modern human genetic lineage identified in 2015
3000—2000 BC. Caucasus hunter gatherer/Iranian-like ancestry, was first reported as maximized in hunter-gatherers from the South Caucasus and early herders/farmers
Caucasus_hunter-gatherer
Mass murder of Circassians by the Russian Empire
reports: Evdokimov's plan was to base the conquest of the western Caucasus on the Kuban Caucasus Army, and by means of military lines and new settlements continually
Circassian_genocide
Human habitation of the Caucasus region before written records
– 400 BC) The South Caucasus gradually enters the historical period following the Bronze Age collapse, see history of the Caucasus Kingdom of Diauehi (12th
Prehistoric_Caucasus
Topics referred to by the same term
Prisoner of the Caucasus (also translated Captive in the Caucasus) may refer to: The Prisoner of the Caucasus (poem) (Кавказский пленник; translit. Kavkazskiy
The_Prisoner_of_the_Caucasus
Topics referred to by the same term
Caucasus Army (also Caucasian Army) or Russian Caucasus Army (also Russian Caucasian Army) can refer to several military formations: Russian Caucasus
Russian_Caucasus_Army
internet communications market. Caucasus Online was formed by the unification of several major Georgian ISPs: Caucasus Network, Georgia Online and SaNet
Caucasus_Online
1802–1822 unit of Russia
colonization of the Northern Caucasus started in the 1770s. In 1785, Caucasus Viceroyalty was established. It consisted of Caucasus Oblast with the seat in
Caucasus_Governorate
Leopard subspecies
likely distributed over the entire Caucasus, except for the steppe areas. The northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus formed the northern boundary of
Panthera_pardus_tulliana
Main range of the Caucasus Mountains
The Lesser Caucasus or Lesser Caucasus Mountains, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main ranges of the Caucasus Mountains, of length
Lesser_Caucasus
Russia's North Caucasus republics, Georgia, and Azerbaijan to create an Islamic Caliphate. From 2015, during the Insurgency in the North Caucasus, after the
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
Islamic_State_insurgency_in_the_North_Caucasus
International think tank
Asia-Caucasus Institute | Home". Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19. "Silk Road Studies Program". Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Central_Asia-Caucasus_Institute
People of Caucasus descent in the United States
Caucasus Americans are Americans originating from the Caucasus region, including both Transcaucasia (Armenians, Georgians, Azerbaijanis) and the North
Caucasus_Americans
Various Persian states in the Caucasus region from the 17th to 20th centuries
in the khanates. Treaty of Gulistan Treaty of Turkmenchay North Caucasus South Caucasus Russo-Persian Wars Armenia Azerbaijan Baku Governorate Elisabethpol
Khanates_of_the_Caucasus
Ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli
located at the extremities of their world (in the Iberian Peninsula and the Caucasus) due to the mythical wealth associated with them (Tartessos and the Golden
Kingdom_of_Iberia
2008 military exercise in Russia
Caucasus 2008 were large-scale military maneuvers conducted by Russia in July 2008 close to its border with Georgia. The main forces involved were from
Caucasus_2008
Mesolithic hunter-gatherers of Iranian Plateau
HV, X, R, H, W, T, and M. Caucasus hunter-gatherers were found to be distinct from the earlier Upper Paleolithic Caucasus/Dzudzuana population, but closely
Iranian_hunter-gatherers
1817–1864 invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire
Caucasian War or the Caucasus War was a 19th-century military conflict between the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation
Caucasian_War
Index of articles associated with the same name
Mythology of the Caucasus is the mythologies and folklore of the various peoples of the Caucasus region. Examples include: North Caucasus: Nart saga Ossetian
Mythology_of_the_Caucasus
The Caucasus Institute is a think tank and postgraduate institution. Its focus is on encouraging pluralistic discourse in the South Caucasus, including
Caucasus_Institute
Private university in Tbilisi, Georgia
Caucasus University is a private university in Tbilisi, Georgia. The university was established in 2004. It is the successor to the Caucasus School of
Caucasus_University
Ancient state in the Caucasus
and the 1st century AD, the area south of the Greater Caucasus and north of the Lesser Caucasus was divided between Caucasian Albania in the east, Caucasian
Caucasian_Albania
Jewish community of eastern and northern Caucasia
of the Caucasus, have inhabited the Caucasus since the 5th century. The descendants of Iranian Jews, their migration from Persis to the Caucasus took place
Mountain_Jews
Former militarized political organization in the Caucasus
of the Caucasus (CMPC; Russian: Конфедерация горских народов Кавказа (КГНК); until 1991 known as Assembly of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus) was a militarised
Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
Confederation_of_Mountain_Peoples_of_the_Caucasus
Subspecies of carnivore
lynx dinniki), also known as the Caucasus lynx or the eastern lynx, is a subspecies of Eurasian lynx native in the Caucasus, Iran, Turkey, and European Russia
Caucasian_lynx
Republic of Russia
Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North
Dagestan
Western region of Asia
the Armenian highlands, the Levant, the Sinai Peninsula and the South Caucasus. The region is separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and
West_Asia
Capital and the largest city of Georgia (country)
Russian Empire, it was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the northern and southern sides of the Caucasus. Because of its location at the crossroads
Tbilisi
2009 video game
June 12. The theme song to Caucasus, entitled "Snowdrop", was performed by Haruka Shimotsuki. The soundtrack of Caucasus was composed by Little Wing
Caucasus:_Nanatsuki_no_Nie
Mountain range on the Moon
Observatorio ARVAL. Retrieved 2010-08-26. "Montes Caucasus on BBC". Montes Caucasus (Lunar Captures) Montes Caucasus 3d (Model created by superimposing the telescope
Montes_Caucasus
River in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia and Russia
the biggest Chechen teips Chantiy, is a river in the Caucasus. It flows through the northern Caucasus, Georgia, and the Chechen Republic of Russia. It is
Argun_(Caucasus)
Proposed territory of Nazi Germany
territories of the Caucasus region during World War II. Unlike the other four planned Reichskommissariats, within the borders of the proposed Caucasus Reichskommissariat
Reichskommissariat_Kaukasien
Topics referred to by the same term
North Caucasus or North Caucasian may refer to: North Caucasus, the part of Russia north of the watershed divide formed by the spine of the Caucasus Mountains
North Caucasus (disambiguation)
North_Caucasus_(disambiguation)
1583 battle of the Ottoman–Safavid War
continued to launch attempts to pass through the North Caucasus in order to reach the South Caucasus. The Muscovite tsar renounced any connection with the
Battle_of_Sunzha_River
in the North Caucasus, Russia. As of 2025, NC SOS and its predecessor have reported assisting 925 people. The organization North Caucasus SOS was formally
North_Caucasus_SOS
Expedition in the Caucasus by Germany
Caucasus expedition was a military expedition sent in late May 1918, by the German Empire to the formerly Russian Transcaucasia during the Caucasus Campaign
German_Caucasus_expedition
1944 Soviet ethnic cleansing and genocide
when the Chechens fought against Russian expansionism into the Caucasus. The Caucasus War was fought between 1817 and 1864. The Russian Empire succeeded
Operation_Lentil_(Caucasus)
Kabardian campaigns in the North Caucasus between 1552 and 1567
Temruqo's conquest of Central Caucasus or Mshansk-Sonsk Campaigns were a series of military expeditions conducted between 1552 and 1567 by the famous Kabardian
Temruqo's campaigns in Central Caucasus
Temruqo's_campaigns_in_Central_Caucasus
Republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
leave the Caucasus for the Ottoman Empire (see Muhajir (Caucasus)). It is estimated that about 80% of Chechens and Ingush left the Caucasus during the
Chechnya
Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, which is claimed by Georgia as part of its sovereign territory. It sits
Abkhazia
Caucasus Army (Russian: Краснознамённая Кавказская армия) was a Soviet army existing from 1921 to 1935. The army was named the Independent Caucasus Army
Red_Banner_Caucasus_Army
Flag
Republic of the Northern Caucasus in France, used from 1922 to 1942. The flag used by the National Committee of the North Caucasus from 1942 to 1945, and
Flag of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
Flag_of_the_Mountainous_Republic_of_the_Northern_Caucasus
Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Georgia and Armenia
Pasotto is the current Apostolic Administrator of the Caucasus. The Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus was erected on 30 December 1993, during the pontificate
Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus
Apostolic_Administration_of_the_Caucasus
Online news platform
OC Media (Open Caucasus Media) is an independent English-language online news platform covering the North and South Caucasus regions. OC Media is a Tbilisi-based
OC_Media
1942 German military operation
the capture of the Caucasus region for Army Group South. The main focus was to be the capture of the Caucasus region. The Caucasus, a large, culturally
Case_Blue
purpose of conquest of the Northern Caucasus. Together with the Black Sea Cossack Host, it defended the Caucasus Fortified Defense Line from the inlet
Caucasus_Line_Cossack_Host
of the North Caucasus is the governing body of the Committee for the Restoration of the Statehood of the Peoples of the North Caucasus, an organization
Congress of the Peoples of the North Caucasus
Congress_of_the_Peoples_of_the_North_Caucasus
Pontic Greek military unit of the Imperial Russian Army
Greek Caucasus Division (Greek: Ελληνική Μεραρχία του Καυκάσου), was a division of the Russian Army composed of ethnic Greeks from the Caucasus and Pontus
Greek_Caucasus_Division
Species of beetle
Chalcosoma chiron (often called the Caucasus beetle) is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found from Malaysia south into
Chalcosoma_chiron
Nature reserve in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Caucasus Nature Reserve is a Russian zapovednik (strict ecological reserve) covering a heavily mountainous section of the Northwest Caucasus Mountains
Caucasus_Nature_Reserve
Russian forts and Cossack settlements
The North Caucasus Line (Russian: Кавказская линия) was a line of Russian forts and Cossack settlements along the north side of the Caucasus Mountains
North_Caucasus_Line
Species of snake
Common names: Dinnik's viper, Caucasus subalpine viper. Vipera dinniki is a viper species native to the Caucasus Mountains region, part of Russia, Georgia
Vipera_dinniki
University in Russia
University, North-Caucasus State Technical University, and Pyatigorsk State University of Humanities and Technology. North-Caucasus Federal University
North-Caucasus Federal University
North-Caucasus_Federal_University
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Dagestan and Azerbaijan
Кавказа (Historical and ethnographic essays on the Caucasus). p. 36. Народы Кавказа (Peoples of the Caucasus) (С. П. Толстов ed.). 1960. p. 537—538}. Рамазанов
Rutul_people
Russian breed of livestock guardian dog
Caucasus region, particularly Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan. It was bred in the Soviet Union from about 1920 from dogs of the Caucasus Mountains
Caucasian_Shepherd_Dog
1822 poem by Alexander Pushkin
The Prisoner of the Caucasus (Russian: Кавка́зский пле́нник Kavkázskiy plénnik), also translated as Captive of the Caucasus, is a narrative poem written
The Prisoner of the Caucasus (poem)
The_Prisoner_of_the_Caucasus_(poem)
pipeline "Caucasus Cable System". website. Caucasus Online. Retrieved 18 January 2017. Iva Doneva (20 November 2008). "Georgia's Caucasus Online Invests
Caucasus_Cable_System
Military formation of the Russian Empire
November 1888 to March 1899, it was named the Caucasus Army Corps. In the first half of the 19th century the Caucasus Army Corps of the Russian Ground Forces
1st_Caucasus_Army_Corps
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
flora of the other republics of the South Caucasus. Sixty-six percent of the species growing in the whole Caucasus can be found in Azerbaijan. The country
Azerbaijan
Opera by César Cui
The Prisoner of the Caucasus. The English title has been rendered also as The Prisoner in the Caucasus and The Captive in the Caucasus. The opera was preceded
The Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera)
The_Prisoner_of_the_Caucasus_(opera)
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Flint tools, some 1.5 million years old, have been discovered in the North Caucasus. Radiocarbon dated specimens from Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains
Russia
1845 poem by Taras Shevchenko
national liberation struggle of the peoples of the Caucasus against Russian imperialism during the Caucasus War. The work is dedicated to Shevchenko's close
The_Caucasus_(poem)
Caucasus Krai (Russian: Кавказский край) was an administrative division (a krai) of the Russian Empire. It was established in 1844. From that time until
Caucasus_Krai
Historical Russian shipping company
later bought a controlling stake in "Caucasus and Mercury" towards 20th century. As a result, the company "Caucasus and Mercury" turned from a large Volga-Caspian
Caucasus_and_Mercury
Military exercise of the Russian armed forces
Caucasus 2009 (also called Kavkaz 2009) was an operational-strategic military exercise of the Russian armed forces which took place from 29 June to 6 July
Caucasus_2009
Military unit
North Caucasus Front, also translated as North Caucasian Front, was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War. The North Caucasus Front
North_Caucasus_Front
Campaign of Georgian King against the nomads in the Northern Caucasus
Vakhtang Gorgasali's campaign in the Northern Caucasus (Georgian: ვახტანგ გორგასლის ლაშქრობა ჩრდილოეთ კავკასიაში) was a military campaign led by the Kingdom
Vakhtang Gorgasali's campaign in North Caucasus
Vakhtang_Gorgasali's_campaign_in_North_Caucasus
River in the Caucasus region
Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus mountains. It drains the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus and northern slopes of the Lesser Caucasus. Starting
Kura_(South_Caucasus_river)
Mountain range near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan
dictionary, Hindukush might be a corruption of the ancient Latin Indicus [Caucasus] ('Caucasus of India'); the entry mentions the interpretation first given by
Hindu_Kush
Species of flowering plant
geranium or Caucasus geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to Western Asia, including Turkey and the Caucasus, and
Geranium_ibericum
Major formation of the army of the Russian Republic
reorganization of the Russian Caucasus Army and formally ceased to exist in March 1918. The reorganization of the Caucasus Army into the Caucasus Front was undertaken
Caucasus Front (Russian Republic)
Caucasus_Front_(Russian_Republic)
Part of the Ottoman-Safavid war (1730-35)
Persian hegemony over almost the entire Caucasus, region, reconquering it for the Safavid state. The Caucasus had fallen under Ottoman control since 1722
Caucasus campaign of 1734–1735
Caucasus_campaign_of_1734–1735
1920 offensive of the Russian Civil War
Lieutenant General Vladimir Sidorin, the Caucasus Army of Lieutenant General V.L. Pokrovsky, the Forces of the North Caucasus of General of Cavalry I.G. Erdeli
North Caucasus Operation (1920)
North_Caucasus_Operation_(1920)
Continent
but still with the Caucasus entirely in Asia. However, most geographers in the Soviet Union favoured the boundary along the Caucasus crest, and this became
Europe
Economic region in Russia
unemployment. North Caucasus "Валовой региональный продукт". rosstat.gov.ru. Russia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07 North Caucasus Archived 2007-01-22
North Caucasus Economic Region
North_Caucasus_Economic_Region
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Boy/Male
Hebrew American
God has given. One of the 12 biblical apostles.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Smiling
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hebrew
Colour of the Earth; Young Deer; Dust
Girl/Female
Biblical
A heap of new grain.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Very Sweet Speaker
Biblical
wicked or perverse men
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Wether-sheep Farm
Girl/Female
Greek
A nymph.
Biblical
her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse,mistress
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n.
A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.
n.
The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.
n.
The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused.
a.
Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.