Racha Range ( ka, რაჭის ქედი) is a longitudinal

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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 ...

, a southern part of the

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. Administratively, the Racha Range is located in

Ambrolauri Ambrolauri ( ka, ამბროლაური) is a city in Georgia, located in the northwestern part of the country, on both banks of the Rioni river, at an elevation of 550 m above sea level. The city serves as the seat of the Racha-Lechkhumi a ...

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Sachkhere Sachkhere ( ka, საჩხერე) is a town at the northern edge of the Imereti Province in Western Georgia (country), Georgia. It is the center of the Sachkhere Municipality. Farming is a major contributor to the economy of Sachkhere. Alv ...

and Tkibuli Municipalities. It extends from the mountain Zekara (3828 m) to

Rioni The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia (country), Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient P ...

river left side.

Levan Maruashvili Levan Iosifovich Maruashvili ( ka, ლევან იოსების ძე მარუაშვილი; born 25 October 1912, Novocherkassk, Russian Empire, – 5 December 1992, Tbilisi, Georgia) was a prominent Georgian geographer. Docto ...

. Physical Geography of Georgia (in georgian), Tbilisi, 1964., pp. 160–161 The length of the ridge is 107 km and width is about 25 km. The highest point of the Racha Range is 2,862.7 metres high mount Lebeuris mta. Other notable peaks include Daghverila (2726 m), Potskhvrevi (2,402.3 m), Khikhata (2239,2 m), Satsalike (1996 m), Veltkevi (1,927.1 m), Garjila (1829 m), Nakerala (1570 m). Multiple passes throughout the range:

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(3001 m),

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(2030 m), Ertso pass (1790 m), Nakerala pass (1218 m) and other.Ramin Gobejishvili. Relief of Georgia (in georgian), Publishing house “Universali”. 2011, pp. 100–104 Its eastern part composed mainly jurassic slates and porphyritic series, and west side cretaceous limestone.

. Geomorphology of Georgia (in russian), “Metsniereba”, Tbilisi. 1971. p. 111 Its north side located Shaori karst depression. Racha Range has glacial and karst landform, including

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and

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. It is mostly covered by broad-leaved forests, beech forest, hardwood forests. Highest part has alpine and subalpine landscapes.

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