Definition that contains caucasus mountains
- georgia a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
- chechnya an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
- caucasus a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
- iberia an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
- caucasia a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
- transcaucasia a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
- sakartvelo a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
- chechen republic an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
- chechenia an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
- nalchik a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort