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• History of the Caucasus — The history of the Caucasus region can be divided into the history of the Northern Caucasus (Ciscaucasia), historically in the sphere of influence of Scythia and Southern Russia (Eastern Europe), and that of the Southern Caucasus (Transcaucasia;… …   Wikipedia

• Peoples of the Caucasus — This article deals with the various ethnic groups inhabiting the Caucasus region. There are more than50 ethnic groups living in the region. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article 9021862/Caucasian peoples Caucasian peoples] , Encyclopædia… …   Wikipedia

• Khanates of the Caucasus — During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Caucasus, especially the Southern Caucasus, was divided into small khanates, either belonging to or dependent on Persia, independent, or belonging to or dependent on Russia. Persia permanently lost these… …   Wikipedia

• Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey — The terms Peoples of the Caucasus and Caucasian peoples indicate two main groups of people in Turkey: *Immigrants from North Caucasus: **Circassians (including the Abkhaz and Abazins): Following the end of Circassian insurgency in 1864 and as an… …   Wikipedia

• Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus — ← …   Wikipedia

• Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus — (Russian: Конфедерация горских народов Кавказа) is a militarized political organization composed of militants from the North Caucasian republics of the Russian Federation. This controversial organization, later renamed into the Confederation of… …   Wikipedia

• Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus — (KGNK)    Paramilitary organization. Sometimes known as the Confederation of the Peoples of the Caucasus (KNK), the Confederation of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus (Konfederatsiia gorskikh narodov Kavkaza) is a defunct paramilitary group… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Caucasus Germans — ( de. Kaukasiendeutsche) are part of the German minority in Russia and the Soviet Union. They migrated to the Caucasus largely in the first half of the 19th century and settled in the North Caucasus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and in the Kars… …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus — The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus ) is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia Middle East. It is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions on Earth, home to Europe s highest mountains ( Mount Elbrus …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus Emirate — The Caucasus Emirate also known as the Caucasian Emirate is a self proclaimed successor state to the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and was announced on October 31 2007 by former President Doku Umarov. Its military branch is the Caucasian Front.… …   Wikipedia

• CAUCASUS — CAUCASUS, mountainous region between the Black and Caspian Seas, in the south of the former Soviet Union. For over 2,000 years this inaccessible region served as a refuge for a variety of nations, tribes, and adherents of different religions,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism