Western Caucasus

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The Western Caucasus is a mountainous region along the western part of the Greater Caucasus range, known for its rich biodiversity, complex ethnic mosaic, and extensive protected natural areas including UNESCO World Heritage sites.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
borders Black Sea coastal region ⓘ
Central Caucasus ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Black Sea ⓘ
contains Adygea ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Adygea

Bolshoy Thach Nature Park ⓘ
Caucasus Biosphere Reserve core zone ⓘ
Caucasus State Nature Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Kabardino-Balkar Republic ⓘ
linked to: Kabardino-Balkaria

Karachay-Cherkess Republic ⓘ
linked to: Karachay-Cherkessia

Krasnodar Krai ⓘ
Sochi National Park ⓘ
Teberda Nature Reserve ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site Western Caucasus ⓘ
part of Stavropol Krai ⓘ
country Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
drainedBy Kuban River basin ⓘ
Terek River basin ⓘ
extendsFrom Mount Fisht area ⓘ
extendsTo Mount Elbrus area ⓘ
hasEcosystemType alpine meadows ⓘ
glacial and periglacial landscapes ⓘ
subalpine meadows ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Adyghe ⓘ
Balkars ⓘ
linked to: Balkar people

Cherkess ⓘ
Kabardians ⓘ
linked to: Circassians

Karachays ⓘ
hasFauna Caucasian black grouse ⓘ
linked to: Caucasian grouse

Caucasian chamois ⓘ
Caucasian tur ⓘ
bearded vulture ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ
lynx ⓘ
wolf ⓘ
hasFlora high level of endemism ⓘ
highestPeakInRegion Mount Elbrus vicinity ⓘ
knownFor complex ethnic mosaic ⓘ
extensive protected natural areas ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
locatedOn northern slope of the Greater Caucasus Range ⓘ
partOf Greater Caucasus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (ix) and (x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1999 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ

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Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abkhaz–Abaza → geographicDistribution → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Circassians → ethnogenesisRegion → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Karachays → ethnogenesisRegion → Central and Western North Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Abazins → culturalArea → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Ubykhs → ethnicGroupOf → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Caucasian muhajirism → appliesToTerritory → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Pshavi → partOf → Greater Caucasus cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sochi National Park → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Caucasian Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sanki Sliding Center → region → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Sochi River → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Egrisi → locatedIn → western Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Mount Elbrus area → locatedIn → western Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Teberda River → sourceRegion → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Greater Caucasus → contains → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Abkhaz cuisine → region → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Sebastopolis → region → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Siege of Archaeopolis → region → western Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Sadz Abkhaz → region → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Sadz Abkhaz → geographicContext → Western Caucasus ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Russia → hasExample → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Abazgi branch → hasRegion → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Tʷaχə → associatedRegion → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Шхара → относитсяКЧастиКавказа → Западный Кавказ ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Greater Sochi urban area → partiallyLocatedIn → Western Caucasus region ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Agura Waterfalls → locatedInMountainRange → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Imeretinsky Valley → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Lazarevsky City District → locatedIn → Western Caucasus region ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
West Caucasian tur → nativeTo → western Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Aibga Ridge → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Mostovsky District → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Krasnaya Polyana → partOf → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Mzymta River Valley → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Abzakh → nativeTo → Northwest Caucasus ⓘ
linked to: Western Caucasus
Esto-Sadok → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Mount Fisht → locatedIn → Western Caucasus ⓘ
Mount Fisht → mountainRange → Western Caucasus ⓘ