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Mount Elbrus is a stratovolcano located on the border of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia in Russia. Its height is 5,642 meters, making it the highest peak in Europe. The etymology of...

The Bolshoy Azau Glacier (formerly known as the Baksan Glacier) is located on the southern slope of Mount Elbrus. To the east it adjoins the Maly Azau Glacier. Bolshoy Azau...

The house known as Firuza (“Turquoise”) was built in 1892 by Mirza Riza Khan, the Qajar consul in the Caucasus (1846–1937). The façade of the building faces the Borjomula River....

The Kutaisi classical gymnasium was founded in 1830 as a provincial school, in 1850, the school was transformed into a a boys' gymnasium. In 1851-1854 the gymnasium was expanded; a...

Bishops Mountain (also known as Mount Khvamli) located 70 kilometers north of Kutaisi. The mountain is notable for being mentioned in historical sources — during the Tatar-Mongol invasion, royal treasures...

Bishops Mountain is the unofficial name of Mount Khvamli. It is located 70 kilometers north of Kutaisi and rises 2,000 meters above sea level. A stone chapel still stands on...