Baksan Gorge

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Baksan Gorge is a deep mountain valley in Russia’s North Caucasus, known for its dramatic landscapes and as a gateway to the Mount Elbrus region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Baksan Valley 4
Baksan Gorge canonical 2
Baksan River valley 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge
accessFrom Nalchik
climate mountain climate
contains Cheget ski area
Terskol
mountain villages
country Russia
drainageBasin Terek River basin
economicActivity pastoralism
tourism
elevationRange high mountain elevations
formedBy Baksan River
gatewayTo Mount Elbrus region
linked to: Mount Elbrus area
geologicalSetting Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
hasFeature alpine meadows
deep valley
glacial landscapes
high mountain peaks
steep slopes
hasProtectedAreasNearby Prielbrusye National Park
knownFor access to Mount Elbrus
dramatic landscapes
mountain scenery
languageRegion Balkar
Kabardian
linked to: Kabardino-Cherkess

Russian
locatedIn Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
linked to: Kabardino-Balkaria

North Caucasus
Russia
locatedOn northern slope of the Central Caucasus
near Mount Elbrus
partOf Greater Caucasus
popularFor climbing
hiking
mountaineering
skiing
region North Caucasus
river Baksan River
road Baksan valley road to Elbrus
tourismType alpine tourism
mountain tourism
touristInfrastructure hotels and guesthouses
mountain shelters
ski lifts
transportRole main access corridor to Elbrus area
usedFor access to Elbrus climbing routes

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Referenced by (8)

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

Baksan River flowsThrough Baksan Gorge
Baksan River flowsThrough Baksan Valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge
Baksan River hasValley Baksan Valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge
Baksan River hasGorge Baksan Gorge
Cheget ski area locatedIn Baksan Valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge
Balkar people traditionalTerritory Baksan River valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge
Five-thousanders of the Caucasus notableRouteArea Baksan Valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge
Zayukovo locatedIn Baksan River valley
linked to: Baksan Gorge