Samsari RangeOrthographic dictionary of geographic names of Georgian, p. 148, Tbilisi, 2009 ( ka, სამსრის ქედი) is a
volcanic
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On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
range in southern
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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, to the southwest of
Tbilisi
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Javakheti
Javakheti ( ka, ჯავახეთი ) or Javakhk ( hy, Ջավախք, ''Javakhk'') is a historical province in southern Georgia, corresponding to the modern municipalities of Akhalkalaki, Aspindza (partly), Ninotsminda, and partly to the Turk ...
and Tsalka Plateaus. The range itself is long and runs north to south from the Ktsia to the
Paravani
The Paravani ( ka, ფარავანი) is a river of southern Georgia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . There is archaeological evidence of ancient forts on some of the peaks.
Mountains
The highest mountain is Didi Abuli at an elevation of above sea level. Other notable peaks include:
* Godorebi ()
* Karakuzei ()
* Shavnabada ()
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Samsari
Mount Samsari ( ka, სამსარი) is a peak of the Abul-Samsari Range in Southern Georgia. The elevation of the mountain is above sea level. Mount Samsari represents a volcanic cone, inside of which lies a caldera with a diameter of wit ...
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* Mt. Tavkvetili ()
* Western Shaori ()
Mount Samsari has a fairly large
caldera
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, the floor of which is covered by the rocks from the mountain's last eruption.
Vegetation
The slopes of the Abul-Samsari Range are mainly covered with alpine meadows and grasslands. Forests are less common and are usually found at the lowest elevations of the Range (below above sea level).
There are numerous small and medium-sized lakes in and around the Abul-Samsari Range.
Javakheti Range
Javakheti Range or Javakhk Range (also Kechut Range or Wet Mountains; ka, ჯავახეთის ქედი; hy, Ջավախքի լեռնաշղթա) – is a volcanic range in southern Georgia and northern Armenia. The range is about 50& ...
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Javakheti Plateau
Javalkheti Plateau ( ka, ჯავახეთის პლატო) is a volcanic plateau within the Caucasus Mountains that covers the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey and Armenia. Its elevation is over 2,000 ...
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Lesser Caucasus
The Lesser Caucasus, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about . The western portion of the Lesser Caucasus overlaps and converges with east Turkey and northwest Iran.
It runs ...