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Russia · Landforms
What is the Valley of Geysers? It’s the world’s second-largest concentration of geysers—about 90 active vents packed into a 3.7-mile canyon—fuelled by heat from…
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Russia · Countries & regions
Russia is the largest country in the world by both total surface area and land area. Using the surface-area figure in the United Nations…
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Tbilisi · Ecosystems & wildlife
Khudadov Forest is a planted urban woodland on Tbilisi’s left-bank slopes, with a history that reaches from nineteenth-century greening to revolutionary memorials and present-day…
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Georgia (country) · Countries & regions
Georgia has more defensive sites than any single fixed total can capture. This page organizes 158 named castles, fortresses, fortified towns, and related complexes…
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Turkmenistan · Lakes
The Caspian Sea sits between the Caucasus and Central Asia and touches Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. It behaves like a lake, is…
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Yes, Europe is conventionally considered a continent in the seven-continent model widely used in the United States and many English-language atlases. Physically, however, Europe…
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Kartli · Cities & capitals
Beneath the rolling hills of central Georgia lies the town of Kaspi, where medieval ruins meet modern industry. First mentioned as early as the…
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Culture
The Caucasus sit between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, a rugged bridge where empires, languages, and tectonic plates meet. Stretching roughly 750…
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Armenia · Landforms
Explore the Symphony of Stones, understand its volcanic columns, and choose a practical Garni Gorge visit or longer walk.
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Cities & capitals
This list gives 50 countries in Europe and their capitals using a broad geographic and political definition of Europe. The total depends on how…
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Azerbaijan · Lakes
Lake Sev (Armenian: Սև լիճ, romanized: Sev lich; Azerbaijani: Qaragöl; both meaning "black lake") is a lake situated on the border between Armenia and…
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Lake Parz · Lakes
Lake Parz (Armenian: Պարզ լիճ, romanized: Parz lich, lit. 'Clear Lake') is a small, serene lake located in the Dilijan National Park, situated east…
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