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The word "Khokh" means "mountain" in [[Ossetian language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ossetian_Swadesh_list|title=Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary}}</ref> |
The word "Khokh" means "mountain" in [[Ossetian language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ossetian_Swadesh_list|title=Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary}}</ref> |
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| Khokh Range | |
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 View of Kazbek,Gergeti Trinity and village Gergeti below | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Kazbek |
| Elevation | 5,047 m (16,558 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°41′48.184″N 44°30′53.685″E / 42.69671778°N 44.51491250°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Khokh Range (Georgia)  Khokh Range (Caucasus Mountains)  Khokh Range (North Ossetia–Alania) .jpg) Khokh Range (European Russia) | |
| Countries |  Georgia and  Russia |
| Range coordinates | 42°42′50.3″N 44°22′55.3″E / 42.713972°N 44.382028°E |
| Parent range | Lateral Range Caucasus Mountains |
| Borders on | Greater Caucasus |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Cirque / Valley / Hanging |
The Khokh Range (Georgian: ხოხის ქედი, Xoxis kedi; Template:Lang-os, Xoxy ragh) is a mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. The mountain range runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, which is pierced by the gorges of the Ardon and the Terek with Truso Pass (3150m above sea level) . The Kazbek volcano is located on the Khokh Range.
Etymology
The word "Khokh" means "mountain" in Ossetian language.[2]
References
- ^ Khokh Range Mountain Planet Pty Ltd.
- ^ "Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary".
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