Georgian Military Highway
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The Georgian Military Highway is a historic mountain road that serves as a major transport route through the Greater Caucasus, linking Georgia with Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgian Military Highway canonical | 11 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic route
ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ transport route ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Georgia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| constructionExpandedBy | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| crossesBorderAt |
Dariali Gorge
ⓘ
surface form:
Darial Gorge
Georgian–Russian border ⓘ |
| crossesPass | Jvari Pass ⓘ |
| followsValley |
Aragvi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragvi River valley
Terek River ⓘ
surface form:
Terek River valley
|
| highestPointElevation |
about 2379 metres
ⓘ
about 7805 feet ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Russian Empire military route
ⓘ
link between Transcaucasia and Russia ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Georgian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus Mountains
|
| maintainedBy |
Government of Georgia
ⓘ
Russian authorities (northern section) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high mountain pass
ⓘ
scenic mountain landscapes ⓘ steep gorges ⓘ |
| notableStructureAlongRoute |
Ananuri Fortress
ⓘ
Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument ⓘ |
| partOf | transport network between South Caucasus and Russia ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Ananuri
ⓘ
Gudauri ⓘ Mtskheta ⓘ Stepantsminda ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Greater Caucasus ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
ⓘ
North Ossetia ⓘ
surface form:
North Ossetia–Alania
|
| risk |
avalanches in winter
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ snow closures ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major north–south corridor in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| terminusA | Tbilisi ⓘ |
| terminusB | Vladikavkaz ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ trade route ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.