Mount Kirs (Azerbaijani: Böyük Kirs Dağı; Armenian: Մեծ Քիրս Լեռ, romanized: Mets K'irs Lerr) is the highest peak in the Karabakh Range of the Lesser Caucasus in Azerbaijan at an altitude of 2,725 metres. Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, it was the highest mountain of the breakaway Republic of Arstakh.[1][2] It forms the border between the Khojavend and Shusha districts of Azerbaijan.

Mount Kirs
Highest point
Elevation	2,725 m (8,940 ft)
Coordinates	39°38′51″N 46°44′45″E
Naming
Native name	Մեծ Քիրս Լեռ  (Armenian) Böyük Kirs Dağı  (Azerbaijani)
Geography
Mount Kirs Location of the mountain Show map of Caucasus mountains Mount Kirs Mount Kirs (Azerbaijan) Show map of Azerbaijan
Country	Azerbaijan

Gallery

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  Mount Kirs as seen from the Shusha District during winter.
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  Mount Kirs as seen from the city of Shusha
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  Mount Kirs as seen from a road

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[ru] Бёюк-Кирс