Caucasus
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Summary
Caucasus is a region[1]. Caucasus ranks in the top 4% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,370 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: cultural region[3]
- Commons category: Caucasus[4]
- Said to be the same as: Q22952381[5]
- Has part(s): Mamison Pass[6]
- Highest point: Mount Elbrus[7]
- Located in/on physical feature: Caucasus Mountains[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caucasus[9]
- Commons gallery: Caucasus[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Caucasus[11]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18], Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Category for people born here: Q32652337[21]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Caucasus[22]
- Demonym: caucasianu[23], caucasiana[24], caucasiano[25], caucásicu[26], caucásica[27], caucásico[28], caucasià[29], каўказец[30], каўказка[31], каўказцы[32], kaukasier[33], Kavkazec[34], Kavkazka[35], kaukasisch[36]
- Category of associated people: Q6824611[37]
- Different from: Caucasus Mountains[38]
- Length: 1200 km[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 5642 m[40]
- Width: 160 km[41]
- History of topic: history of the Caucasus[42]
- Studied by: caucasology[43]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q13202771[44]
- Territory overlaps: Russia[45], Georgia[46], Azerbaijan[47], Armenia[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz[49], an administrative divisions of Russia[50], in Russia[51], founded in 1784[52]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway[53], a controlled-access highway[54], in Russia[55]; Kafkas University[56], a public university[57], in Turkey[58], founded in 1992[59]; and Caucasus campaign[60], an aspect of history[61].
Why It Matters
Caucasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Caucasus is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz[49], an administrative divisions of Russia[50], in Russia[51], founded in 1784[52]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway[53], a controlled-access highway[54], in Russia[55]; Kafkas University[56], a public university[57], in Turkey[58], founded in 1992[59]; and Caucasus campaign[60], an aspect of history[61].