Dombay-Ulgen

Mountain in Georgia
Dombai-Ulgen is located in Karachay-Cherkessia
Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen
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Dombai-Ulgen is located in Abkhazia
Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen (Abkhazia)
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Dombai-Ulgen is located in Georgia
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Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen (Georgia)
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Dombai-Ulgen is located in Caucasus mountains
Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen
Dombai-Ulgen (Caucasus mountains)
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LocationAbkhazia, Georgia - RussiaCountries Georgia and  RussiaParent rangeCaucasus

Dombai-Ulgen or Dombay-Ulgen (Georgian: დომბაი-ულგენი; Russian: Домбай-Ульген, Karachay-Balkar: Доммай ёлген) is a 4,046-metre-high (13,274 ft) mountain of the Greater Caucasus and the highest point of Abkhazia, a state with limited international recognition otherwise seen to be part of Georgia. It is located on the border with Karachay–Cherkessia, an autonomous republic of Russia. The mountain is composed of gneiss, crystalline schist, and granite. The top is covered by snow and glaciers at all times of the year.[3]

Photo Gallery

  • View of the mountain from the gorge from the side of Dombay
    View of the mountain from the gorge from the side of Dombay
  • Dombai-Ulgen Gorge
    Dombai-Ulgen Gorge

See also

References

  1. ^ Gora Dombay-Ul’gen, Georgia Mindat.org
  2. ^ "Dombai-Ulgen, Georgia/Russia". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ "Dombai-Ulgen" (3rd ed.). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1970–79.
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