Lake Kara-Kol' is located within the Teberda Nature Reserve in Karachay-Cherkessia. It was formed about 10,000 years ago after the powerful Teberda Glacier retreated from the valley. The name Kara-Kol'...
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Teberda River
The exact origin of the name of the Teberda River is unknown. According to one version, it comes from the phrase "tab jerdy," which means "convenient place" in Karachay. There...
Elizavetinskaya and Mikhailovskaya galleries from Mashuk
The Academic Gallery, formerly known as the Elizabethan Gallery, is located at the site of the Elizabethan Acidic Spring in Pyatigorsk, discovered in 1809 and named after Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna...
Gud-Mountain
Gud-Mountain is a peak near Gudauri. This name was often used in the 19th century, including in Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time" (1839): "And indeed, Gud-Mountain was smoking;...
Caucasian Gate
The Caucasian Gate is the old name for the Darial Gorge. Since ancient times, the gorge was the only route from Transcaucasia to the north, known as the Darial Pass....
Gveleti and Gveleti waterfall way
The most famous attractions of Gveleti are two mountain waterfalls. The larger waterfall is located in a mountain gorge on the Gveletistskali River. Its height reaches over 25 meters, and...