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South Caucasus
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geographical region in the vicinity of the southern Caucasus region of Europe
The South Caucasus is a geographical region located in the southern part of the Caucasus mountains in Europe. It matters because it is a strategically important area that connects Europe and Asia, making it significant for trade, politics, and regional relationships.
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Research
317 papers- Global Burden of Disease: Digestive Disease Alarm in South Caucasus.Cureus · 2023Ibrahimli A, Aliyev A, Samadov EDOI: 10.7759/cureus.49698
- Colorectal cancer prevention in Central, Eastern European and South Caucasus countries: a review of policy approaches.ReviewJournal of health organization and management · 2024Nonikashvili M, Kereselidze M, Toidze O et al.DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-02-2023-0030
- Coronaviruses (Coronaviridae) of bats in the northern Caucasus and south of western Siberia.Voprosy virusologii · 2024Yashina LN, Zhigalin AV, Abramov SA et al.DOI: 10.36233//0507-4088-233
- Territorial Conflict, Domestic Crisis, and the Covid-19 Pandemic in the South Caucasus. Explaining Variegated EU Responses.ReviewJournal of common market studies · 2021Schumacher T, Günay CDOI: 10.1111/jcms.13255
- Diverse dietary practices across the Early Bronze Age 'Kura-Araxes culture' in the South Caucasus.PloS one · 2022Manoukian N, Whelton HL, Dunne J et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278345
- Genome-wide analysis of a collective grave from Mentesh Tepe provides insight into the population structure of early neolithic population in the South Caucasus.Communications biology · 2023Guarino-Vignon P, Lefeuvre M, Chimènes A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04681-w
- Understanding health care in the south Caucasus: examples from Armenia.ReviewBMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2004von Schoen-Angerer TDOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7465.562
- Species diversity and DNA barcode library of freshwater Molluscs of South Caucasus.Biodiversity data journal · 2022Bikashvili A, Kachlishvili N, Japoshvili B et al.DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e84887
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- Azerbaijan
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- Asia
- Shares border with
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Encyclopedic overview
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia, or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. The total area of these countries measures about 186,100 square kilometres (71,850 square miles). The South Caucasus and the North Caucasus together comprise the larger Caucasus geographical region that divides Eurasia.
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