Caucasus region
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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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Caucasus region | 4 |
| Caucasus wine region | 2 |
| Caucasia | 1 |
| CaucasusRegion | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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mountainous region ⓘ |
| borderedByCountry |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
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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
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Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | varied ⓘ |
| containsEthnicGroup |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
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Azerbaijanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Chechens NERFINISHED ⓘ Circassians NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagestani peoples ⓘ Georgians NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingush NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossetians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLanguageFamily |
Indo-European languages
NERFINISHED
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Kartvelian languages ⓘ Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsReligion |
Armenian Apostolic Church
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentLocation |
Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
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Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | 5642 m ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
Chechen wars
NERFINISHED
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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Baku
NERFINISHED
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Grozny NERFINISHED ⓘ Makhachkala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yerevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
minerals
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natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greater Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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Lesser Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Elbrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ethnic diversity
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linguistic diversity ⓘ strategic geopolitical significance ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
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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.
subject surface form:
Department of Earth Sciences (ANAS)
this entity surface form:
CaucasusRegion