The Arsiani Range ()
or ( ka, არსიანის ქედი, ''arsianis kedi'') is a
mountain range
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in
Eastern Anatolia Region
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It is bordered by the Black Sea Region and Georgia in th ...
, northeast
Turkey
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, and the
Autonomous Republic of Adjara, southwest
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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. The range, continuing the
Lesser Caucasus to the
Armenian Highlands
The Armenian highlands (; also known as the Armenian upland, Armenian plateau, or Armenian tableland)Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: ...
, forms the
watershed between the
river valley
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s of
Çoruh/Chorokhi and
Kura/Mtkvari. The highest peak is that of "Yalnızçam" or "Arsiani" (3,165 m).
See also
*
Q'ueli
Q'ueli ( ka, ყუელი) or Q'uelis-tsikhe (ყუელისციხე, "fortress of Q'ueli") was a medieval Georgia (country), Georgian fortress atop the homonymous mountain of the Arsiani Range (Yalnızçam Dağları), now within the bo ...
References
Mountain ranges of Georgia (country)
Mountain ranges of Turkey
Eastern Anatolia region
Geography of Adjara
Important Bird Areas of Turkey
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