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The Caucasus is a region in eastern Europe and
western Asia between the Black Sea and the
Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus mountains and surrounding lowlands. The highest peak is Elbrus (5642m).
The independent nations that comprise today's Caucasus include Russia (Northern Caucasus
district), Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Large, non-independent areas of the
Caucasus include Ossetia, Chechnya,
Ingushetia and Dagestan, among
others. The Caucasus is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse places on earth.
The southern section of the Caucasus is known as the Transcaucasus.
Historical events:
In Greek mythology, the Caucasus, or
Kaukasos was one of the pillars supporting the world. Prometheus was chained there by Zeus.
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