The Caucasus (/ ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s /), or Caucasia (/ k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə /), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea; mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically been considered as a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. ...

Caucasus Jews of two sub-ethnic groups Mountain Jews and Georgian Jews. There are about 15,000–30,000 Caucasus Jews (as 140,000 immigrated to Israel, and 40,000 to the US). Arabs in the Caucasus: a population of nomadic Arabs was reported in 1728 as having rented winter pastures near the Caspian shores of the Mugan plain (in present-day ...

The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, it is surrounded by the Caucasus region and is home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the …

The Laks (self-designation: Lak) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to an inland region known as Lakia within Dagestan in the North Caucasus.They speak the Lak language.Laks historically live in the Lakskiy and Kulinskiy districts of Dagestan. This ethnocultural area is known as Lakia.There are about 200,000 ethnic Laks in the world.

The Caucasus Emirate (Chechen: Имарат Кавказ, romanized: Imarat Kavkaz, IK; Russian: Кавказский эмират, romanized: Kavkazskiy emirat), also known as the Caucasian Emirate or Emirate of Caucasus, was a terrorist Jihadist organisation active in rebel-held parts of Syria and previously in the North Caucasus region of Russia. ...

The Battle of the Caucasus is a name given to a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus area on the Eastern Front of World War II.On 25 July 1942, German troops captured Rostov-on-Don, Russia, opening the Caucasus region of the southern Soviet Union, and the oil fields beyond at Maikop, Grozny, and ultimately Baku, to the Germans.Two days prior, Adolf …

The Russian conquest of the Caucasus mainly occurred between 1800 and 1864. In that era the Russian Empire expanded to control the region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea . South of the mountains this was the territory that is modern Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , and parts of Iran and Turkey .

Ayran, doogh, dhallë, daw, xynogala or tan is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage of yogurt and water popular across Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeastern Europe, North Asia and Eastern Europe.The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt. Herbs such as mint may be optionally added. Some varieties are carbonated

Places. Western, Nebraska, a village in the US; Western, New York, a town in the US; Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia; Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia; Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture; Arts and entertainment Films. Western, a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier; Western, a German-Austrian film

The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia (Russian: Предкавказье, romanized: Predkavkazye), is a subregion in Eastern Europe.It is the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, and is entirely a part of Russia, sandwiched between the Sea of Azov and Black Sea to the west, and the Caspian Sea to the east. The region shares land borders with Georgia and Azerbaijan to the south.

In the Bible, Meshech or Mosoch (Hebrew: מֶשֶׁך ‎ Mešeḵ "price" or "precious") is named as a son of Japheth in Genesis 10:2 and 1 Chronicles 1:5. Another Meshech is named as a son of Shem in 1 Chronicles 1:17 (corresponding to the form Mash in Genesis 10).. Historical interpretations. Meshech is mentioned along with Tubal (and Rosh, in certain translations) as principalities of …

Etymology. The word north is related to the Old High German nord, both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *ner-, meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word borealis comes from the Greek boreas "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was …

Dmanisi (Georgian: დმანისი, romanized: dmanisi, pronounced ) is a town and archaeological site in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia approximately 93 km southwest of the nation’s capital Tbilisi in the river valley of Mashavera.The hominin site is dated to 1.8 million years ago. It was the earliest known evidence of hominins outside Africa before stone tools dated to 2.1 ...

The First Chechen War, also known as the First Chechen Campaign, or First Russian-Chechen war was a war of independence fought by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Russian Federation, fought from December 1994 to August 1996.The first war was preceded by the Russian Intervention in Ichkeria, in which Russia tried to covertly overthrow the Ichkerian …