The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia (for endonyms, see below), is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, which contain Europe's highest mountain, Mt. Elbrus. Politically, the Caucasus region is separated between northern and southern parts.
The northern portion of the Caucasus is known as the Ciscaucasus and the southern portion as the Tra...
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Events:
- Byzantine–Sassanid Wars ,
- Khazar–Arab Wars ,
- Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602–628 ,
- Afsharid-Ottoman War ,
- Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878 ,
- Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 ,
- Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 ,
- Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812 ,
- Islamic conquest of Persia ,
- Ottoman–Safavid War
