Bzyb Range

Bzyb Range
Bzyb Range
	View of Bzyb Range from north side.
Highest point
Peak	Laila
Elevation	3,003 m (9,852 ft)
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Geography
Country	Georgia
Region	Abkhazia
Range coordinates	43°20′13″N 40°35′17″E / 43.33694°N 40.58806°E
Parent range	Caucasus Mountains
Borders on	Greater Caucasus

Bzyb Range (Abkhaz: Агеишьха, Ageish'kha; Georgian: ბზიფის ქედი) is a mountain range in Abkhazia on the southern slope of the western part of Greater Caucasus.

The Bzyb Range's length is about 50 km and elevation is up to 3,033 m, it is made mainly of limestone with pronounced karst landscape. It is bounded by the valley of the Bzyb River from the north and west and partially by the valley of Kelasuri River, which separates it from the Abkhaz Range.

One of the attractions is the Snowy Cave (ru:Пещера Снежная), the most speleologically complex in the whole former Soviet Union.

Notes

^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

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[1] The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.

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