R217 highway (Russia)

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Federal Highway R217
Федеральная автомобильная дорога Р217
Caucasus Highway
Route information
Part of E50 E117 E119
Part of AH8
Length	1,118 km (695 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Pavlovskaya
South end	Azerbaijani border
Highway system
Russian Federal Highways

The Russian route R217, also known as the Caucasus Highway, is a trunk road that extends from Krasnodar to Chechnya and Dagestan, terminating at Russia's border with Azerbaijan. Its length is 1118 km. It forms part of European route E50.

Major towns along the road include Kropotkin, Nevinnomyssk, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Nalchik, Beslan, Grozny, Gudermes, Khasavyurt, Makhachkala, and Derbent. After skirting the Greater Caucasus, the route continues to Baku.

R217.

The route near Pyatigorsk as seen from Mount Mashuk

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