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:'' This article concerns the geographic region. For other meanings, see Caucasus (disambiguation) and Caucasia (disambiguation) . The Caucasus or '''Caucasia''' is a region in Eurasia bordered on the south by Anatolia ( Turkey ) and Iran in Asia , on the west by the Black Sea , on the east by the Caspian Sea , and on the north by the Europe an portion of Russia . Caucasia includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. The Caucasus Mountains are commonly reckoned as a dividing line between Asia and Europe, and territories in Caucasia are variably considered to be in one or both Continent s; for example, the Persian name for the region (harking of Asiatic links) is ''Qafqâz''. The northern portion of the Caucasus is known as the Ciscaucasus and the southern portion as the Transcaucasus . The highest peak in the Caucasus is Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) which, in the western Ciscaucasus in Russia, is generally considered the highest point in Europe. The Caucasus is one of the most , Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia . The Biblical Mount Ararat where Noah's Ark is said to have landed is regarded as the landmark of the ancient Armenian realm. The peak of Ararat is seasonally capped with snow. In Greek Mythology , the Caucasus or '''Kaukasos''' was one of the pillars supporting the world. Prometheus was chained there by Zeus . The Roman poet Ovid placed Caucasus in Scythia and depicted it as a cold and stony mountain which was the abode of personified hunger. See also
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