Kodori Range - a mountain range in the west of the Greater Caucasus , in the eastern [border] part of Abkhazia .
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Geography
The longest and most branched ridge of Abkhazia. It is the southwestern spur of the Main Caucasian (or Dividing) Range , from which the Dalar (Dolar) pass departs and east of the top of Gvandra . It stretched almost 75 km from the northeast to the southwest. It is delimited from the northwest by the valley of the Saken River (beginning of Kodor ), from the southeast by the valleys of Inguri and its tributary Nenskra .
The ridge line has sharp ups and downs. The highest peaks are Moguashirha (3850 m) and Harihra (3706 m); located in the northern (and Khojali (3309 m) central) parts of the ridge.
It is composed mainly of volcanic rocks, shales and sandstones.
On the slopes of the southern spurs is the city of Tkuarchal , completely ringed by mountains.
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located in Abkhazia , which is a disputed territory . According to the administrative division of Georgia , the disputed territory is occupied by the Abkhaz Autonomous Republic . In fact, the disputed territory is occupied by the partially recognized state of the Republic of Abkhazia .
Links
- Map sheet K-38-25 Sgurishi . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1985. 1989 Edition
- Map sheet K-37-36 Dombay . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1987. 1989 Edition
- Map sheet K-37-48 Tkvarcheli . Scale: 1: 100,000. 1978 edition
- Map sheet K-37-47 Ochamchira . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1986. 1987 edition