Somcheti Mountains
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| Highest peak | Lalwar ( 2543 m ) | |
| location | Georgia , Armenia | |
| part of | Lesser Caucasus | |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ' N , 44 ° 24' E | |
The Somcheti Mountains ( Armenian Վիրահայոց (Սոմխեթի) լեռնաշղթա ; Russian Сомхетский хребет ) is a mountain range in the central part of the Lesser Caucasus .
The Somcheti Mountains extend over a length of 75 km in the border area between Georgia and Armenia . The mountains reach a maximum height of 2543 m in Lalwar . It forms the watershed between the Maschawera in the north and the Dsoraget - Debed river system in the south and east. The mountain range consists of sedimentary rocks of volcanic origin and intrusions of granite . The northern slopes are wooded. The southern mountain slopes, on the other hand, are covered by a mountain steppe landscape with shrub vegetation. Copper ore deposits are located on the southern slope of the Somcheti Mountains near Alaverdi .
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Somcheti Mountains, sorted from west to east:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Somcheti Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)