Caucasus region

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geographical region mountainous region

The Caucasus region is a mountainous area at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, known for its diverse cultures, languages, and strategic geopolitical significance.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Greater Caucasus region 4
Caucasus wine region 2
Caucasia 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
borderedByCountry Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Asian states ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate varied ⓘ
containsEthnicGroup Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chechens NERFINISHED ⓘ
Circassians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dagestani peoples ⓘ
Georgians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ingush NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ossetians NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsLanguageFamily Indo-European languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kartvelian languages ⓘ
Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northwest Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsReligion Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
continentLocation Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation 5642 m ⓘ
hasConflict Chechen wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorCity Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grozny NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makhachkala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yerevan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNaturalResource minerals ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
oil ⓘ
hasPart Greater Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lesser Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Elbrus NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyRuledBy Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor ethnic diversity ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ
strategic geopolitical significance ⓘ
locatedInCountry Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (124)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jebe → activeIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Peace of Amasya → appliesToTerritorialEntity → Caucasus region ⓘ
Aleksey Yermolov → areaOfInfluence → Caucasus region ⓘ
Alexander Baryatinsky → areaOfInfluence → Caucasus region ⓘ
German Army Group A → areaOfOperations → Caucasus region ⓘ
Kinto and Lesginka Dancers series → associatedWith → Caucasus region ⓘ
Ancient Iran → borderedBy → Caucasus region ⓘ
Tmutarakan → borderedBy → Caucasus region ⓘ
Southwestern Russia → borders → Caucasus region ⓘ
Caspian Sea region → contains → Caucasus region ⓘ
Caspian Gates → controlsAccessBetween → Caucasus region ⓘ
Tatar Camel Driver → culturalContext → Caucasus region ⓘ
Mugham music → developedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Svan people → ethnicGroupIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Kura–Aras basin → flowsThrough → Caucasus region ⓘ
Eurasian wolves → foundIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
subject surface form: Eurasian wolf
Train in Kakheti → hasCulturalContext → Caucasus region ⓘ
Augustan wars → hasLocation → Caucasus region ⓘ
Battle of Qarabagh → hasLocation → Caucasus region ⓘ
Siege of Kars → hasLocation → Caucasus region ⓘ
Western Eurasia → hasPart → Caucasus region ⓘ
chikhirtma → hasRegionalAssociation → Caucasus region ⓘ
Red Southern Front (Red Army) → historicalRegionOfActivity → Caucasus region ⓘ
Tbilisi State University → isOldestUniversityIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Baku State University → isOneOfOldestUniversitiesIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Akhalqalaqi → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Aspindza → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Caspian Gates → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Central District → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
subject surface form: Central District, Sochi
Cherkessk → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Colchic rainforest → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Dedoplistsqaro → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Ganja River → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Greater Caucasus → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Gruzinim → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Jebrail → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Keda → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Khasavyurt → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Kur River → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Kutaisi Lowland → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Lachin → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Lechkhumi wine area → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caucasus wine region
Lower Racha → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Malka River → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Mtiuleti → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Murovdag Range → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Petrovsk-Port → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Racha region → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
Russian Federation (Dagestan) → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of Dagestan
Roki Tunnel → locatedIn → Caucasus region ⓘ