Karabakh Range

Karabakh Range
Karabakh Range
Artsakh Range
	Highest point in the Karabakh range, Mount Kirs
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kirs
Elevation	2,724 m (8,937 ft)
Coordinates	39°42′0″N 46°44′30″E / 39.70000°N 46.74167°E
Naming
Native name	Qarabağ silsiləsi (Azerbaijani); Արցախի լեռնաշղթա (Armenian);
Geography
	Azerbaijan, Republic of Artsakh
Range coordinates	39°35′01″N 46°44′37″E / 39.5836°N 46.7436°ECoordinates: 39°35′01″N 46°44′37″E / 39.5836°N 46.7436°E
Parent range	Lesser Caucasus

The Karabakh Range or Artsakh range is a mountain range of Lesser Caucasus. It is an arc stretching from North to South-East from Tartar/Trtu 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') (2725 m).^[1]

Gallery[]

Canyon near Shusha
Mount Kirs as seen from Shusha

References[]

^ Карабахский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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[1] Карабахский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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