Karabakh Range

Mountain range in Lesser Caucasus
Karabakh Range is located in Azerbaijan
Karabakh Range
Karabakh Range
Azerbaijan, Republic of Artsakh
Range coordinates39°35′01″N 46°44′37″E / 39.5836°N 46.7436°E / 39.5836; 46.7436Parent rangeLesser Caucasus

The Karabakh Range or Artsakh range is a mountain range of Lesser Caucasus. It stretches in an arc from North to South-East from Tartar river to Aras River. The Hakari River (left tributary of the Aras) separates it from the Karabakh Plateau. The highest point is Mount Kirs (Azerbaijani: Böyük Kirs Dağı, Armenian: Մեծ Քիրս լեռ, lit. 'Great Kirs') (2,725 m).[1]

Gallery

  • Canyon near Shusha
    Canyon near Shusha
  • Mount Kirs as seen from Shusha
    Mount Kirs as seen from Shusha

References

  1. ^ Карабахский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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