Caucasus (geographic region)

Caucasus
Topography of the Caucasus
Countries	Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Iran Russia Turkey
Partially or unrecognised countries	Abkhazia South Ossetia Nagorno-Karabakh
Autonomous republics and federal regions	Russia  Adygea  Chechnya  Dagestan  Ingushetia  Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia  Krasnodar Krai North Ossetia-Alania  Stavropol Krai  Georgia  Adjara Abkhazia (since 2008, in exile) South Ossetia (since 2008, in exile)  Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Nagorno-Karabakh (since 1994, in exile)
Time Zones	UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+03:30, UTC+4:00, UTC+04:30

 Russia

 Georgia

 Azerbaijan

The Caucasus /ˈkɔːkəsəs/ or Caucasia /kɔːˈkeɪʒə/ is a region at the border of Europe and Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, which contain Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, 5,642 metres (18,510 ft), located on the west of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. The Greater Caucasus acts as a natural barrier separating Europe from Southwest Asia, the latter including the Transcaucasus and Anatolia regions.