Dombay-Ulgen

{{short description|Mountain in Georgia}}

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| name= Dombai-Ulgen

| photo= 2016 Dombay-Ulgen Mountain, Greater Caucasus, Abkhazia (7).jpg

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| elevation_m= 4046

| elevation_ref= [https://www.mindat.org/feature-565403.html Gora Dombay-Ul’gen, Georgia] Mindat.org

| prominence_m= 1265

| prominence_ref= https://worldribus.org/caucasus-mountains/

| map= Russia Karachay-Cherkessia#Georgia Abkhazia#Georgia#Caucasus mountains

| map_caption= Location on a map of Georgia

| label_position= left

| listing= Ribu

| translation= The killed bison

| language= Karachay-Balkar

| location= Abkhazia, Georgia - Russia

| parent= Caucasus

| coordinates= {{coord|43|14|37|N|41|43|38|E|type:mountain_region:GE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| coordinates_ref= {{cite peakbagger |pid=10378 |name=Dombai-Ulgen, Georgia/Russia}}

| country= {{enum|{{flag|Georgia}}|{{flag|Russia}}}}

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Dombai-Ulgen or Dombay-Ulgen ({{lang-ka|დომბაი-ულგენი;}} {{langx|ru|Домбай-Ульген}}, {{langx|krc|Доммай ёлген}}) is a {{convert|4046|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|0}} mountain of the Greater Caucasus and the highest point of Abkhazia, a state with limited international recognition otherwise seen to be part of Georgia. It is located on the border with Karachay–Cherkessia, an autonomous republic of Russia.

The mountain is composed of gneiss, crystalline schist, and granite. The top is covered by snow and glaciers at all times of the year.{{Cite web|url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Dombai-Ulgen|title = Dombai-Ulgen|publisher=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|edition=3rd|date=1970–79}}

Photo Gallery

File: Dombai-Ulgen gorge in the south-east direction.jpg|View of the mountain from the gorge from the side of Dombay

File: Dombai-Ulgen Gorge.jpg|Dombai-Ulgen Gorge

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Category:International mountains of Europe

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Category:Four-thousanders of the Caucasus

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