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Bzyb Mountain Range[1] (Abkhazian: Агеишьха, Ageish'kha; Georgian: ბზიფის ქედი) is a mountain range in Abkhazia on the southern slope of the western part of Greater Caucasus. The ridge is about 50 km long.

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Bzyb Range
View of Bzyb Range from north side.
Highest point
Peak	Khimsa
Elevation	3,032 m (9,948 ft)
Coordinates	43°16′27″N 41°11′51″E
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Geography
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Country	Georgia
Region	Abkhazia[note 1]
Range coordinates	43°18′N 40°55′E
Parent range	Caucasus Mountains
Borders on	Greater Caucasus

Geography

The Bzyb Range's length is about 50 km and elevation is up to 3,033 m, it is made mainly of limestone with pronounced karst landscape. It is bounded by the valley of the Bzyb River from the north and west and partially by the valley of Kelasuri River, which separates it from the Abkhaz Range.

The highest point is mountain Khimsa (3032 m),[2] the second highest is Mount Dzishra (2623 m).[3] There are a number of passes, including Dow - 1387 m, Himsa - 2454 m, Gudauta. The ridge contains many karst wells, mines and caves.

From the north and west it is delimited by the Bzyb river valley, from the east - by a slight depression behind the mountain Himsa (Amtkel pass) and the river valley Amtkel, delimiting it from Abkhaz Range. To the south, it gradually decreases to the Black Sea plains. The northern slope of the ridge is steep, the southern slope is gentle and is divided into separate spur and river valleys of Hipsta, Aapsta, Western Gumista , Eastern Gumista, Kelasur.

Flora

Bzyb Range slopes are covered with broadleaved and coniferous forests. At a higher elevations there are alpine meadows.

Tourist attractions

One of the attractions is the Snezhnaya (Snowy) Cave [ru], the most speleologically complex in the whole former Soviet Union. It is the fourth in the list of deepest caves in the world.

See also

• Gagra Range
• Kodori Range

Notes

References

На других языках

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[de] Bsipi-Gebirge

Das Bsipi-Gebirge (russisch Бзыбский хребет; georgisch ბზიფის ქედი; abchasisch Агеишьха) ist ein Gebirgszug in Abchasien im Nordwesten von Georgien.

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- [en] Bzyb Range

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[es] Montes de Bzipi

Los Montes de Bzipi, Montes de Bzib o Cordillera Bzib (en abjasio: Агеишьха, Ageishja; en georgiano: ბზიფის ქედი; en ruso: Бзыбский (Бзи́пский) хребет) es una cadena montañosa en Georgia en la vertiente sur del la parte occidental del Gran Cáucaso que corre paralelo a ella.

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[fr] Monts de Bzyp

Les monts de Bzyp (en russe : Бзи́пский хребе́т, Bzypski khrebet), ou Agueïchkha (en abkhaze : Агеишьха, en géorgien : ბზიფის ქედი), forment une chaîne montagneuse en Abkhazie sur le versant sud de la partie occidentale du Grand Caucase qu'ils longent parallèlement sur une longueur de 50 km. Ils culminent à 3 033 mètres d'altitude. Ils sont constitués de calcaire avec un paysage karstique et sont délimités par la vallée de la rivière Bzyp du nord à l'ouest et en partie par celle de la rivière Kelassour qui les séparent des monts d'Abkhazie. Le versant sud, entaillé par les vallées des rivières Khypsta, Aapsta, Goumista occidentale, Goumista orientale et enfin Kelassour, descend en pentes douces en direction de la mer Noire. Le versant nord, en revanche, est découpé de manière abrupte.

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[ru] Бзыбский хребет

Бзы́бский хребе́т[1][3], Бзи́пский хребет[3] (абх. Бзыҧтәи ашьхаӡқәа — хребет Бзыптви[4]; груз. ბზიფის ქედი — Бзипискеди) — горный хребет в Абхазии, в западной части Большого Кавказа. Название хребта происходит от одноименной реки, омывающей его с севера и запада.

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