Mount Khalatsa or Khalaskhokh ( os, Халасхох; literally: "
frost
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mount") is the highest point of
South Ossetia
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2009-11-01. a disputed region in 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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, with an altitude of 3,938 metres (12,920 ft). It is located on the border
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between South Ossetia and North Ossetia–Alania
The Republic of North Ossetia–Alania; os, Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон — Алани, ''Respublikæ Cægat Iryston — Alani'', ) is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. Its population acco ...
, a Russia
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n autonomous republic
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.
See also
* Geography of Georgia (country)
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* List of countries by highest point (Countries with disputed sovereignty)
References
Mountains of Georgia (country)
Mountains of South Ossetia
Mountains of North Ossetia–Alania
International mountains of Europe
Georgia (country)–Russia border
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