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[8] [10] Thereafter, both Armenia and Georgia pushed into the Kars area of modern eastern Turkey, annexing lands and causing further disputes between over ownership of territory. [10] The issue was rendered moot when in 1920 Russia's Red Army invaded Azerbaijan and Armenia, ending the independence of both, followed in February–March 1921 by ...
The S7 is the most popular route to travel between Tbilisi and Yerevan, offering alternative routes within Armenia. The S7 has been included in the ambitious Georgian East-West Highway project, which aims to create a 455 kilometres (283 mi) east-west transport corridor through Georgia connecting Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.
The Akhalkalaki - Kartsakhi route has been promoted as an important gateway to Turkey, not in the least for Armenia. It shortens travelling from Armenia to Turkey with 57 km compared to the E691 (S11/S8) route through the Vale border crossing saving more than an hour travel time. When taking into account both routes join each other in Turkey ...
In 1899, the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway connection between Georgia and Armenia was established. [2] The Khashuri to Borjomi link was built in 1894, with the 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Borjomi to Bakuriani narrow-gauge line operational from 1902, to serve the higher level skiing community. The Kakheti railway branch line was completed ...
Georgia also supported Azerbaijan against Armenia in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/243, and Armenia has voted against several United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia that reiterate the right of return of all displaced persons and refugees to Georgia's breakaway regions. Despite the stated differences and conflicting interests ...
In 2018, passenger flow at the two main airports of Armenia reached a record high of 2,856,673 million people. [19] In December 2019, yearly passenger flow exceeded 3,000,000 million people for the first time in Armenia's history. [20] In November 2019, the creation of a Free Route Airspace (FRA) between Armenia and Georgia was announced.
The E117 starts from Mineralnye Vody, Russia, via the Georgian Military Road to Georgia's capital Tbilisi, via the Armenian capital Yerevan and on to Meghri on the border of Iran. It runs for a total distance of 1,050 km (650 mi). Between Mineralnye Vody and Beslan, it is concurrent with E50 and Russian highway M29.
The South Caucasus spans the southern portion of the Caucasus Mountains and their lowlands, straddling the border between the continents of Europe and Asia, and extending southwards from the southern part of the Main Caucasian Range of southwestern Russia to the Turkish and Armenian borders, and from the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea coast of Iran in the east.