South Caucasus

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
geopolitical region
transcontinental region
alsoKnownAs South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia

South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasian region
borderedBy Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Iran
Russia
Turkey
capitalOfRegion Baku
Tbilisi
Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
containsBodyOfWater Aras River
Kura River
Lake Sevan
containsMountainRange Armenian Highlands
Lesser Caucasus
hasClimate continental climate
subtropical climate
hasConflictRegion Abkhazia
Republic of Artsakh
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh

South Ossetia
hasEthnicGroup Abkhazians
Armenians
Azerbaijanis
Georgians
Lezgins
Ossetians
hasLanguageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Kartvelian languages
Turkic languages
hasMajorCity Baku
Batumi
Ganja
Gyumri
Tbilisi
Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: 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
Middle East
surface form: Western Asia
partOf Eurasia
separatedBy Caucasus
surface form: Greater Caucasus mountain range
separatedFrom North Caucasus

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Mamia II Gurieli historicalRegion South Caucasus
Novo-Bayazet district partOf South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasus
Novo-Bayazet district locatedIn South Caucasus
Novo-Bayazet district locatedInHistoricalRegion South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Bakuvian locatedInRegion South Caucasus
City of Winds region South Caucasus
Ganjachay geographicRegion South Caucasus
Kashveti Church region South Caucasus
Georgian highlands locatedIn South Caucasus
Vazha-Pshavela metro station in Tbilisi isInRegion South Caucasus
subject surface form: Vazha-Pshavela metro station
RFoM regionServed South Caucasus
Ganja District partOf South Caucasus
Qaryagin uezd locatedInRegion South Caucasus
Qaryagin uezd partOf South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Jebrail partOf South Caucasus
Tartar locatedInSubregion South Caucasus
Javanshir clan locatedIn South Caucasus
Peoples of the Caucasus hasRegion South Caucasus
Peoples of the Caucasus hasRegion South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Tsova-Tush geopoliticalContext South Caucasus
Tbilisi State Conservatoire region South Caucasus
mepe of Kartli region South Caucasus
Goris locatedInRegion South Caucasus
Syunik Province partOf South Caucasus
Qubadli District locatedInSubcontinent South Caucasus
Zangilan District locatedInRegion South Caucasus
Zangilan District locatedInSubcontinent South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Khankendi locatedIn South Caucasus
Askeran locatedIn South Caucasus
Askeran locatedIn South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Askeran geopoliticalContext South Caucasus
this entity surface form: South Caucasus disputed territories
Lachin locatedIn South Caucasus
Lachin locatedIn South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Karabakh Khanate region South Caucasus
Hadrut locatedIn South Caucasus
Treaty of Kars regionAffected South Caucasus
Treaty of Kars regionAffected South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Zangezur locatedIn South Caucasus
Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus hasLocation South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Batum district partOf South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia
Guaramid dynasty region South Caucasus
this entity surface form: Transcaucasia