Mount Dzhimara or Jimara ( os, Джимарайы хох — ''Jimarayy khokh'', ka, ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

n republic, with an altitude of . It is located on the

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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

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is located on the

Khokh Range The Khokh Range ( ka, ხოხის ქედი, ''Xoxis kedi''; os, Хохы рагъ, ''Xoxy ragh'') is a mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. The mountain range runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by ...

, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of

Mount Kazbek Mount Kazbek or Mount Kazbegi is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus, located on the Russian-Georgian border - in Russia's North Ossetia region and Georgia's Kazbegi District. At 5,034 m (16,515 ft) high, i ...

Travels in the central Caucasus and Bash P

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Gora Dzhimara, Russia
GeoNames. Dzhimara Georgia (country)–Russia border Four-thousanders of the Caucasus Mountains of North Ossetia–Alania {{NorthOssetiaAlania-geo-stub

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