Cross Pass (Georgia)
| Cross pass | |||
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 Historical marking of the passport in Russian |
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| Compass direction | north | south | |
| Pass height | 2379 m | ||
| Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( Georgia ) | |||
| Watershed | Terek | White Aragvi | |
| Valley locations | Ukhati | Arakhveti | |
| expansion | Pass road | ||
| Mountains | Greater Caucasus | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 30 '16 " N , 44 ° 27' 15" E | ||
The Cross Pass ( Georgian ჯვრის უღელტეხილი / Dschwris ugheltechili; Russian Крестовый перевал / Krestowy Perevalist) is a mountain pass in the Greater Caucasus to the north of Georgia .
The pass height is at 2379 m . The Georgian Military Road runs over the Cross Pass from Tbilisi through the Darial Gorge to the north of the pass to Vladikavkaz in Russia . Within Georgia, the main road S3 connects the valley of the Terek upper reaches with the rest of the country. On the Kreuzpass there is a cemetery of German prisoners of war who were buried there.
Web links
Commons : Cross pass - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Cross Pass in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)