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Caucasus vegetation land cover, 1940 View of the Caucasus Mountains in Dagestan, Russia. The Caucasus is an area of great ecological importance. The region is included in the list of 34 world biodiversity hotspots. [66] [67] It harbors some 6400 species of higher plants, 1600 of which are endemic to the region. [68]
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The Geography of the Caucasus mountain ranges and regions of far Eastern Europe and central Western Asia.; The southwestern Russian republics, oblasts, and autonomous regions are in the European North Caucasus (Ciscaucasia) region; and the independent nations - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia - are in the Asian South Caucasus (Transcaucasia) region.
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The North Caucasus, [b] or Ciscaucasia, [c] is a subregion in Eastern Europe governed by Russia. [d] It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which separates Europe and Asia. The North Caucasus is bordered by the Sea of Azov and Black Sea to the west, the Caspian Sea to the east, and the Caucasus Mountains to the south.
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia , Georgia , and Azerbaijan , which are sometimes collectively known as the Caucasian States .
Western Caucasus on se-tenant postage stamps of Russia, 2006 The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site , comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains . UNESCO specialists say that it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact.
It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek River. The city's population was 295,830 as of the 2021 Census. As a result, Vladikavkaz is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus region. The city is an industrial and transportation centre.