Caucasus ( Vietnamese transliteration: Caucasus or Caucasus, English: Caucasus, Adygean: Къэфкъас, Armenian: Կովկաս, Azerbaijani: Qafqaz, Georgian: კავკასია (K'avk'asia), Russian : Кавка́з, Ossetian: Кавказ, Chechen: Кавказ, Turkish: Kafkasya) is a geographical region located on the border between Europe and Asia. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, including the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus.
The North Caucasus part includes:
Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Region, Stavropol Region The Southern Caucasus includes:
ArmeniaAzerbaijan (including disputed Nagorno-Karabakh)Georgia (including disputed Abkhazia and South Ossetia)
Area
City
- Baku - city of the largest region, international oil center, and ancient capital Azerbaijani
- Stepanakert - Nagorno-Karabakh the main urban area as a base to explore this undeveloped upland area
- Sukhumi - Abkhazia Subtropical resort capital with beaches that make a change from the mountains
- Tbilisi - capital Georgia, surrounded by mountains and has many restaurants with good food and wine
- Tskhinvali - The capital of South Ossetia is partially accessible to most remote areas
- Yerevan - capital Armenia is the most comfortable area, with great places to eat, and within easy striking distance of the main attractions of the country