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Mt. Shani ( ka, შანი), also known as Shan (russian: Шан) and Shanloam ( inh, Шанлоам, meaning "icy mountain") is a mountain in the 
Caucasus
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. It has an elevation of and is on the international border
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between Georgia
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and Ingushetia, Russia
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. The mountain rises immediately to the east of Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda ( ka, სტეფანწმინდა; formerly Kazbegi, ), is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of t ...
, Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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. The name of the oronym goes back to the Ingush word, "sha, shan" - "ice, icy"
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal subjects
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List Above 1000 m
Below 1000 m
See also
* List of mountains and hills of Russia
* List of European ultra-prominent peaks
* List of Ultras of Central Asia
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* List of European ultra prominent peaks
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* Mountains of Russia Mountains of Georgia (country) International mountains of Europe International mountains of Asia Georgia (country)–Russia border Four-thousanders of the CaucasusShani
Shani ( sa, शनि, ), or Shanaishchara ( sa, शनैश्चर, ), refers to the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Shani is also a male Hindu ...
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