Khokh Range
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Khokh Range | |
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![]() View of Kazbek,Gergeti Trinity and village Gergeti below | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Kazbek |
Elevation | 5,047 m (16,558 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°41′48.184″N 44°30′53.685″E / 42.69671778°N 44.51491250°E[1] |
Geography | |
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Range coordinates | 42°42′N 44°22′E / 42.700°N 44.367°ECoordinates: 42°42′N 44°22′E / 42.700°N 44.367°E |
Parent range | Lateral Range Caucasus Mountains |
Borders on | Greater Caucasus |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Cirque / Valley / Hanging |
The Khokh Range (Georgian: ხოხის ქედი, Xoxis kedi; Ossetian: Авд хойы, Avd xojy) is a mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. The mountain range runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by the gorges of the Ardon and the Terek with Truso Pass (3150m above sea level) . The Kazbek volcano is located on the Khokh Range.
Etymology[]
The word "Khokh" means "mountain" in Ossetian language.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TerekRiver_NorthGeorgia.jpg/200px-TerekRiver_NorthGeorgia.jpg)
Terek River in North Georgia.
References[]
- ^ Khokh Range Mountain Planet Pty Ltd.
- ^ "Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary".
Categories:
- Northern Caucasus geography stubs
- Georgia (country) geography stubs
- Mountain ranges of Georgia (country)
- Geography of Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Mountain ranges of Russia
- Landforms of North Ossetia–Alania