The Virahayots Range or the Somkheti Range is a mountain range in Armenia and Georgia located in the middle part of the Lesser Caucasus .
| Virahaiots ridge | |
|---|---|
| arm Վիրահայոց լեռներ | |
 Karmir Ahek village, on the background of the Somkheti ridge | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 75 km |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 2543 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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The length of the ridge is 75 km. The maximum height reaches 2543 m ( Mount Lalwar ). The ridge is cut by the transverse gorge of the Debed River . It is composed of basalts , andesites , sandstones and limestones with granitoid intrusions.
The ridge has gentle slopes in the western half, steep - in the eastern. The northern slope of the ridge is covered with forest ; on the southern slope, a mountain steppe with sparse shrub thickets prevails. Also, a copper ore deposit (Alaverdi) was discovered on the southern slope.
See also
- Mountain ranges of Armenia
Sources
- Somkheti ridge - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia . .
- Somkheti Range .