South Caucasus

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geographical region geopolitical region transcontinental region

The South Caucasus is a geopolitically significant region at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, typically comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Aliases (7)

Transcaucasia ×28
Iberia of the Caucasus ×2
Anti-Caucasus ×1
Eastern Transcaucasia ×1
South Caucasus partner countries ×1
Transcaucasian region ×1
Transcaucasian region of the Russian Empire ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → geopolitical region → transcontinental region →
alsoKnownAs	Transcaucasia → Transcaucasian region →
borderedBy	Black Sea → Caspian Sea → Iran → Russia → Turkey →
capitalOfRegion	Baku → Tbilisi → Yerevan →
containsBodyOfWater	Aras River → Kura River → Lake Sevan →
containsMountainRange	Armenian Highlands → Lesser Caucasus →
hasClimate	continental climate → subtropical climate →
hasConflictRegion	Abkhazia → Nagorno-Karabakh → South Ossetia →
hasEthnicGroup	Abkhazians → Armenians → Azerbaijanis → Georgians → Lezgins → Ossetians →
hasLanguageFamily	Indo-European languages → Kartvelian languages → Turkic languages →
hasMajorCity	Baku → Batumi → Ganja → Gyumri → Tbilisi → Yerevan →
hasPart	Armenia → Azerbaijan → Georgia →
hasReligion	Armenian Apostolic Church → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Islam →
hasStrategicImportanceIn	energy transit → pipeline corridors →
historicallyPartOf	Russian Empire → Soviet Union →
isCrossroadsOf	Europe and Asia →
locatedIn	Caucasus → Eastern Europe → Western Asia →
partOf	Eurasia →
separatedBy	Greater Caucasus mountain range →
separatedFrom	North Caucasus →

Referenced by (113)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abkhazia → Abkhaz–Georgian conflict → Adjarians → Alexandropol uezd → Armenian Highlands ("Transcaucasia") → Armenian Oblast ("Transcaucasia") → Armenian Oblast → Baghdati → Caucasus Military District ("Transcaucasia") → Caucasus Viceroyalty ("Transcaucasia") → Elisavetpol Governorate → Erivan uezd → Erivan uezd ("Transcaucasia") → First Republic of Armenia → First Republic of Armenia ("Transcaucasia") → Georgia → Iberia (ancient kingdom) → Jebrail uezd → Jebrail uezd ("Transcaucasia") → Jevanshir uezd → Kartli → Kingdom of Iberia → Kists → Kura River → Kutais Governorate ("Transcaucasia") → Kür → Lesser Caucasus → Novo-Bayazet uezd → Republic of Artsakh → Rustavi → South Ossetia → Surmalu uezd → Surmalu uezd ("Transcaucasia") → Tbilisi–Poti railway line → Western Georgia → Zangezur uezd → northwestern Georgia →	locatedIn
Abkhaz forces → Armenia → Armenian dram → Azerbaijan → Azerbaijan Democratic Republic → Azərbaycanlılar → Bagratid Armenia → Democratic Republic of Georgia → Gori Fortress → Jvari Monastery → Kartvelian languages → Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti → Lesser Caucasus ("Transcaucasia") → Mingrelian language → Mtkvari River → Rioni River ("Transcaucasia") → Russia–Georgia relations → Zan languages →	region
Baku → Baku Governorate → Elisavetpol → Erivan Governorate → Erivan Governorate ("Transcaucasia") → Ganja → Kareli → Kars Oblast → Sharur-Daralayaz uezd → Shusha uezd → Tbilisi →	locatedInRegion
Baku Governorate ("Transcaucasia") → Elisavetpol ("Transcaucasia") → Elisavetpol Governorate ("Transcaucasian region of the Russian Empire") → Gori → Guria → Kingdom of Iberia ("Transcaucasia") → Kvemo Kartli → Lake Sevan → Mingachevir ("Transcaucasia") → Terjola →	partOf
Iberia (ancient kingdom) ("Iberia of the Caucasus") → Kingdom of Iberia ("Iberia of the Caucasus") → South Caucasus ("Transcaucasia") → South Caucasus ("Transcaucasian region") →	alsoKnownAs
Alexandropol uezd ("Transcaucasia") → Azerbaijan ("Transcaucasia") → Caucasus Oblast ("Transcaucasia") →	historicalRegion
Juhurim → Principality of Guria →	culturalRegion
Azerbaijanis → Laz people →	nativeTo
Azərilər → Georgian Catholic Church →	primaryRegion
Mensheviks ("Transcaucasia") →	activeIn
Lesser Caucasus ("Anti-Caucasus") →	alternativeName
Viceroy of the Caucasus ("Transcaucasia") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Kartvelian languages →	areIndigenousTo
Koba ("Transcaucasia") →	associatedPlace
North Caucasus →	borderedBy
Caucasus →	containsSubregion
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council ("South Caucasus partner countries") →	hasMember
Greater Iran →	includesRegion
Sharur-Daralayaz uezd ("Transcaucasia") →	locatedInHistoricalRegion
Sharur-Daralayaz uezd →	locatedInPresentDay
Ozurgeti →	locatedInSubregion
Gurian hills →	locatedOn
Caucasus campaign ("Transcaucasia") →	location
Mtkvari River →	majorRiverOf
Kür →	majorWaterwayOf
Kartvelebi →	nativeToRegion
Zangezur uezd ("Transcaucasia") →	partOfHistoricalEntity
Iberia (ancient kingdom) ("Transcaucasia") →	partOfHistoricalRegion
Talysh ("Eastern Transcaucasia") →	regionOfOrigin
Georgian Railway →	regionServed
Russian Empire ("Transcaucasia") →	territoryIncludes
Armenians →	traditionalHomelandRegion
Azerbaijan Time →	usedInSubregion