Eastern Caucasus

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Eastern Caucasus is a mountainous region in the eastern part of the Caucasus, historically home to diverse ethnic groups and cultures including the Juhuri (Mountain Jews).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
mountainous region
borderedBy Caspian Sea
Northern Caucasus
linked to: North Caucasus

Western Caucasus
linked to: Greater Caucasus
climate continental
mountain climate
contains parts of Azerbaijan
parts of Chechnya
parts of Dagestan
parts of Georgia
parts of Ingushetia
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in mountain valleys
pastoralism
trade routes across the Caucasus
hasEthnicGroup Avars
Azerbaijanis
Chechens
Dargins
linked to: Dargin

Ingush
Juhuri
Kumyks
Laks
Lezgins
Mountain Jews
Tabasarans
hasFeature deep river valleys
high mountain ranges
rugged landscapes
hasLanguageFamily Iranian languages
Northeast Caucasian languages
Turkic languages
hasReligion Christianity
Judaism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
hasStrategicImportance historical crossroads between Europe and Asia
hasTerrain mountainous
historicallyInhabitedBy Mountain Jews
various Northeast Caucasian peoples
knownFor complex mountain societies
ethnic diversity
linguistic diversity
traditional clan structures
locatedIn Eastern Europe and Western Asia
linked to: Western Eurasia

Eurasia
North Caucasus region
linked to: North Caucasus

South Caucasus region
linked to: South Caucasus
partOf Caucasus

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Juhurim primaryRegion Eastern Caucasus
North Caucasus hasSubregion Northeastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Caucasian War mainTheaterOfWar Eastern Caucasus
Caucasian Jews historicallyResidedIn Georgian Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Tabasarans nativeTo Eastern Caucasus
Sunzha River locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Mount Tebulosmta isOneOfHighestPeaksIn Eastern Caucasus
Quba Uyezd locatedInRegion Northeastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Samur River locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Stavropol Upland partOf Fore-Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Imamate of the Caucasus locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Tats primaryRegion Eastern Caucasus
Tats ethnogenesisRegion Eastern Caucasus
Tsakhurs region Eastern Caucasus
Greater Caucasus contains Eastern Caucasus
Talysh Mountains locatedIn Southeastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Tabasaran people geographicOrigin Eastern Caucasus
Juhuri regionOfOrigin Eastern Caucasus
Lezgistan locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Lezgistan regionOf Northeast Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Murid War region Eastern Caucasus
Murid War against Russia location Eastern Caucasus
Gimry locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Gunib locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Tebulosmta locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Tebulosmta partOf East Caucasus mountain system
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Shirvanshahs regionRuled eastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Kabala hasGeopoliticalContext Eastern Caucasus region
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Agulsky District locatedIn Eastern Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Khachmaz locatedInSubregion Eastern Caucasus
Avar Koysu locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Chirkey Dam locatedInRegion Eastern Caucasus
Güneyçay locatedInRegion Eastern Caucasus
Shirvan Khanate locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Quba Khanate locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Bazarduzu region Eastern Caucasus
Baku Khanate locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Derbent Khanate locatedIn Eastern Caucasus
Tsakhur people region eastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Middle Tat spokenIn Eastern Caucasus
Caucasian Tats nativeTo eastern Caucasus
linked to: Eastern Caucasus
Tat-Southern region Eastern Caucasus
Muslim Tat region Eastern Caucasus