Diklosmta or simply Diklo (
Chechen: ''Дукълуо-Лам, Duklo-Lam,'' ka, დიკლოსმთა) is a peak in the eastern part of the
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains,
: pronounced
* hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ,
: pronounced
* az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced
* rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ
* tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
, located mostly in the Russian Republic of
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
, with some parts of the peak also located in
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...
and the
Tusheti
Tusheti ( ka, თუშეთი) is a historic region in northeast Georgia.
Geography
Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, Tusheti is bordered by the Russian republics of Chechnya and Dagestan to the north and eas ...
region of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
. The name Diklo(''Дукълуо'') derives from the Chechen language, and means "snowy peak".
Geography
The mountain is located on the Pirikita Range which lies to the north of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. The elevation of the summit is above sea level. The mountain has several glaciers, some of which descend deep into the valleys of the Pirikita Range.
References
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Mountains of Georgia (country)
Georgia (country)–Russia border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains of Chechnya
Four-thousanders of the Caucasus
Mountains of Dagestan