Lesser Caucasus

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geographical region mountain range

The Lesser Caucasus is a mountain range in the South Caucasus region, stretching across parts of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and forming a major highland system south of the Greater Caucasus.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → mountain range →
alternativeName	Anti-Caucasus → Lesser Caucasus Mountains →
borderRegion	Iran → Turkey →
climate	continental climate → mountain climate →
continent	Asia →
country	Armenia → Azerbaijan → Georgia →
countryOfHighestPoint	Armenia →
drainageBasin	Aras River basin → Kura River basin →
extendsFrom	near Black Sea region →
extendsTo	near Caspian Sea region →
forms	major highland system south of the Greater Caucasus →
geologicalOrigin	Alpine orogeny →
geopoliticalSignificance	forms part of the natural boundary between Eastern Europe and Western Asia →
hasFeature	deep river gorges → glacial landforms → volcanic plateaus →
hasSubrange	Armenian Highlands → Javakheti Range → Karabakh Range → Meskheti Range → Murovdag Range → Somkheti Range → Trialeti Range → Zangezur Mountains →
highestPoint	Mount Aragats →
importance	major orographic barrier in the South Caucasus →
locatedIn	Armenia → Azerbaijan → Georgia → South Caucasus →
mountainSystemType	folded mountains →
orogeny	Alpine orogeny →
partOf	Alpide belt → Caucasus region →
region	Transcaucasia →
relativeLocation	south of the Greater Caucasus →
separatedFrom	Greater Caucasus →
tectonicSetting	collision zone of Arabian and Eurasian plates →
vegetation	alpine meadows → steppe vegetation → subalpine forests →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Georgia → Georgia → Western Georgia →	hasMountainRange
Ijevan → Vanadzor →	locatedInMountainRange
Adjara → Armenian Highlands →	mountainRange
Lesser Caucasus ("Lesser Caucasus Mountains") →	alternativeName
South Caucasus →	containsMountainRange
Lesser Caucasus ("major highland system south of the Greater Caucasus") →	forms
Caucasus →	hasPart
Racha-Lechkhumi ("Greater Caucasus Mountains") →	locatedIn
Mtirala National Park ("Lesser Caucasus Mountains") →	partOf
Svans ("Greater Caucasus Mountains") →	traditionalHabitat