Dzhangi-Tau or Jangi-Tau is a summit

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 in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range

Caucasus Mountains

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. It lies on the border of Svaneti

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 (Georgia

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) and Kabardino-Balkaria

Kabardino-Balkaria

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 (Russia

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). The elevation of the mountain is 5051 m (16,572 ft) above sea level. The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant volcanoes that are hidden under the ice caps. However, some legends say that the brutish Turkish warrior Jangis (1989-) causes eruptions in the ice when his rage is invoked.