Western Caucasus

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geographical region mountain region

The Western Caucasus is a mountainous region along the western part of the Greater Caucasus range, known for its rich biodiversity, complex ethnic mosaic, and extensive protected natural areas including UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Western Caucasus canonical 10
Northwest Caucasus 3
western Caucasus 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
borders Black Sea coastal region ⓘ
Central Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Adygea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bolshoy Thach Nature Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caucasus Biosphere Reserve core zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caucasus State Nature Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kabardino-Balkar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karachay-Cherkess Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sochi National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teberda Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site Western Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
part of Stavropol Krai ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
surface form: Russian Federation
drainedBy Kuban River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Terek River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsFrom Mount Fisht area NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo Mount Elbrus area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcosystemType alpine meadows ⓘ
glacial and periglacial landscapes ⓘ
subalpine meadows ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Adyghe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Balkars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cherkess NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kabardians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karachays NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFauna Caucasian black grouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caucasian chamois ⓘ
Caucasian tur ⓘ
bearded vulture NERFINISHED ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ
lynx ⓘ
wolf ⓘ
hasFlora high level of endemism ⓘ
highestPeakInRegion Mount Elbrus vicinity ⓘ
knownFor complex ethnic mosaic ⓘ
extensive protected natural areas ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
locatedOn northern slope of the Greater Caucasus Range ⓘ
partOf Greater Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (ix) and (x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1999 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Abkhaz–Abaza → geographicDistribution → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Circassians → ethnogenesisRegion → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Caucasus
Karachays → ethnogenesisRegion → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central and Western North Caucasus
Abazins → culturalArea → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Caucasus
Ubykhs → ethnicGroupOf → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Caucasus
Caucasian muhajirism → appliesToTerritory → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Pshavi → partOf → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus cultural area
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sochi National Park → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Caucasian Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sanki Sliding Center → region → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sochi River → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Egrisi → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Caucasus
Mount Elbrus area → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Caucasus
Teberda River → sourceRegion → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Greater Caucasus → contains → Western Caucasus ⓘ