Caucasus

region spanning Europe and Asia
Place region Q18869
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Caucasus

Summary

Caucasus is a region[1]. Caucasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Caucasus's instance of is recorded as region[3].
  • Caucasus's instance of is recorded as cultural region[4].
  • Caucasus's Commons category is recorded as Caucasus[5].
  • Caucasus's said to be the same as is recorded as Q22952381[6].
  • Caucasus comprises Mamison Pass[7].
  • Caucasus's highest point is recorded as Mount Elbrus[8].
  • Caucasus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.261111111111, 'lon': 44.121111111111}[9].
  • Caucasus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Caucasus Mountains[10].
  • Caucasus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caucasus[11].
  • Caucasus's Commons gallery is recorded as Caucasus[12].
  • Caucasus's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Caucasus[13].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[21].
  • Caucasus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Caucasus's category for people born here is recorded as Q32652337[23].
  • Caucasus's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Caucasus[24].
  • Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasianu'}[25].
  • Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasiana'}[26].
  • Caucasus's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'caucasiano'}[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Caucasus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5642'}[28]. Caucasus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1200'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[3] and cultural region[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz[30], an administrative divisions of Russia[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1784[33]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway[34], a controlled-access highway[35], in Russia[36]; Caucasus campaign[37], an aspect of history[38]; and Kafkas University[39], a public university[40], in Turkey[41], founded in 1992[42].

Why It Matters

Caucasus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Caucasus is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Caucasus include Vladikavkaz[30], an administrative divisions of Russia[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1784[33]; R217 Caucasus Federal Highway[34], a controlled-access highway[35], in Russia[36]; Caucasus campaign[37], an aspect of history[38]; and Kafkas University[39], a public university[40], in Turkey[41], founded in 1992[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . academiadelallingua.com. Retrieved . academiadelallingua.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . academiadelallingua.com. Retrieved . academiadelallingua.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . academiadelallingua.com. Retrieved . academiadelallingua.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Lionel Cristiano · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description region spanning Europe and Asia
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, tr */"
  2. 4w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id 4156
    Biblissima authority id Q27172
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27172, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 rBs7f
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 8w ago · Abductive · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 42.261111111111, 'lon': 44.121111111111}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 42°45'N, 44°30'E"
  5. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag caucasus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: caucasus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918034|caucasus (#289918034)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  6. 11w ago · Bozqurd77 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Q6824611
    History of topic history of the Caucasus
    Located in/on physical feature Caucasus Mountains
    Highest point Mount Elbrus
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, az */"
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