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Khokh Range

The Khokh Range is a mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. It runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by the gorges of the Ardon and the Terek with Truso Pass – 3,150 metres (10,330 ft) above sea level. The Kazbek volcano is located on the Khokh Range.

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Khokh Range
View of Mount Kazbek, Gergeti Trinity, and Gergeti village
Highest point
PeakKazbek
Elevation5,047 m (16,558 ft)
Coordinates42°42′54.1″N 44°22′55.3″E / 42.715028°N 44.382028°E / 42.715028; 44.3820281
Geography
Khokh Range (Georgia)
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Khokh Range (Caucasus Mountains)
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Khokh Range (North Ossetia–Alania)
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Khokh Range (European Russia)
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Countries
Georgia and Russia
Range coordinates
42°42′54.1″N 44°22′55.3″E / 42.715028°N 44.382028°E / 42.715028; 44.382028
Parent rangeLateral Range
Caucasus Mountains
Borders onGreater Caucasus

The Khokh Range (Georgian: ხოხის ქედი, romanized: khokhis kedi; Iron Ossetic: Хохы рагъ, romanized: Xoxy rah) is a mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. It runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by the gorges of the Ardon and the Terek with Truso Pass – 3,150 metres (10,330 ft) above sea level. The Kazbek volcano is located on the Khokh Range.

Etymology

The word khokh means 'mountain' in Ossetian language.2

Terek River in North Georgia. source ↗
References

References

  1. Khokh Range Mountain Planet Pty Ltd.
  2. "Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary". 19 February 2024.