Caucasus (disambiguation)
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Caucasus may refer to:
- CaucasusCaucasusThe Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
or Caucasia, a geographic region in Eurasia, divided into:- North CaucasusNorth CaucasusThe North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
, also Ciscaucasus or Ciscaucasia - South CaucasusSouth CaucasusThe South Caucasus is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Trans-Caucasus...
, also Transcaucasus or Transcaucasia
- North Caucasus
- Caucasus MountainsCaucasus MountainsThe Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains....
, a mountain range in the region, divided into:- Greater CaucasusGreater CaucasusGreater Caucasus , sometimes translated as "Caucasus Major", "Big Caucasus" or "Large Caucasus") is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains....
, including:- Western CaucasusWestern CaucasusThe Western Caucasus is a western region of the Caucasus in Southern Russia, extending from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus.-World Heritage Site:...
, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Western Caucasus
- Lesser CaucasusLesser CaucasusLesser Caucasus is one of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about 600 km....
- Greater Caucasus
- Caucasus or Kaukasos, in Greek mythology, one of the pillars supporting the world
- Montes CaucasusMontes CaucasusMontes Caucasus is a rugged range of mountains in the northeastern part of the Moon. It begins at a gap of level surface that joins the Mare Imbrium to the west with the Mare Serenitatis to the east, and extends in an irregular band to the north-northeast to the western side of the prominent crater...
, a lunar mountain range - Caucasus Indicus, an ancient name for Hindu KushHindu KushThe Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
in Southern Asia - Kamen Rider Caucasus, a character from Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Caucasus: Nanatsuki no NieCaucasus: Nanatsuki no Nieis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Innocent Grey. It was released on December 11, 2009 for Microsoft Windows.-Plot:Caucasus takes place in a small village named located in a remote, mountainous region. An old estate by the name of is located there with a history of many strange and...
, a visual novel from Innocent Grey
See also
- Caucasia (disambiguation)Caucasia (disambiguation)Caucasia may refer to:*Caucasus, geographic region of Eurasia*Caucasia, Antioquia, a municipality in Colombia*Caucasia , a 1998 book by Danzy Senna*Caucasia , a 2007 Azerbaijani film directed by Farid Gumbatov-See also:...
- Caucasian (disambiguation)
- Kavkazsky (disambiguation)