Khokh Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains}}

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| photo_caption=View of Kazbek,Gergeti Trinity and village Gergeti below

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| type = Cirque / Valley / Hanging

| location = Mtskheta-Mtianeti Kazbegi Municipality, Georgia and North Ossetia–Alania, Russia

| coordinates = {{coord|42|42|54.1|N|44|22|55.3|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki}}

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| parent= Lateral Range
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| borders_on= Greater Caucasus

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| highest=Kazbek

| elevation_m=5047

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The Khokh Range ({{lang-ka|ხოხის ქედი}}, Xoxis kedi; {{langx|os|Хохы рагъ}}, 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.{{Cite web|url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Ossetian_Swadesh_list|title=Appendix:Ossetian Swadesh list - Wiktionary|date=19 February 2024 }}

File:TerekRiver NorthGeorgia.jpg

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