Georgian–Russian border

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The Georgian–Russian border is the international boundary separating Georgia from the Russian Federation, running mainly through the Greater Caucasus Mountains and serving as a key geopolitical and transit frontier in the region.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
bordersRegionOfGeorgia Abkhazia
Kakheti
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
South Ossetia
country1 Georgia
country2 Russia
demarcationStatus partly disputed
formedPartOf border of the Soviet Union
geopoliticalSignificance Russia–Georgia relations
South Caucasus security
hasBorderCrossingWith Chechen Republic
linked to: Chechnya

Kabardino-Balkar Republic
linked to: Kabardino-Balkaria

Karachay-Cherkess Republic
linked to: Karachay-Cherkessia

Krasnodar Krai
Republic of Dagestan
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
linked to: North Ossetia
hasDisputedSection Abkhazia
South Ossetia
hasKeyPass Darial Gorge
linked to: Dariali Gorge

Jvari Pass vicinity
hasMajorCrossingPoint Verkhny Lars border crossing
hasRiverSection Psou River
Terek River basin
linked to: Terek River
hasTerrain high mountains
river valleys
historicallyBetween Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR
lengthApproxKm approximately 894
locatedIn Greater Caucasus
locatedOnContinent Asia
Europe
partOf Caucasus region
passesThroughMountainRange Greater Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
relatedConflict Russo-Georgian War of 2008
relatedOrganization Border Police of Georgia
Border Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia
securityIssues border control
conflict zones
smuggling
separates Georgia
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
usedFor energy transit
road transit
trade

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgian Military Highway crossesBorderAt Georgian–Russian border
Roki Tunnel borderCrossing Russia–Georgia border
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Argun River (Chechnya) crossesBorder Russia–Georgia border region
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Itum-Kalinsky District borderingEntity Russian–Georgian border
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Devdaraki Glacier hasCountryBorderContext Georgia–Russia border
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Shkhara Glacier locatedIn Georgia–Russia border region
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Bezengi Wall borderRegionOf Russia–Georgia border area
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Five-thousanders of the Caucasus borderArea Russia–Georgia border
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
Roki Gorge partOf Russia–Georgia border region
linked to: Georgian–Russian border
OSCE Mission to Georgia operationalArea Georgian–Russian border regions
linked to: Georgian–Russian border