Karabakh Range

Karabakh Range
Highest point in the Karabakh range, Mount Kirs
Highest point
PeakMount Kirs
Elevation2,724 m (8,937 ft)
Coordinates39°42′0″N 46°44′30″E / 39.70000°N 46.74167°E / 39.70000; 46.74167
Naming
Native name
Geography
Karabakh Range is located in Azerbaijan
Karabakh Range
Karabakh Range
Range coordinates39°35′01″N 46°44′37″E / 39.5836°N 46.7436°E / 39.5836; 46.7436
Parent 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]

  • 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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