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Tourism development in the mountainous regions of the North Caucasus

Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories
Introduction. The article analyses the tourism potential and prospects of tourism development in three mountainous republics of the North Caucasus: the Chechen Republic, North Ossetia-Alania and Kabardino-Balkaria. The region has unique natural and cultural resources attractive for various categories of tourists.
Magomed Mintsaev, Rustam Salgiriev, Arbi Nasugaev, Said-Em Khasiev   +3 more
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Numerical simulation of the impact of Anatolian and Caucasus Mountains on the precipitation distribution over the Black Sea

, 2012
. An attempt is made to examine the role of Anatolian and Caucasus mountain ranges in the precipitation distribution over the Black Sea region and to clarify the dynamical and physical mechanisms responsible for precipitation distribution over the region.
P. Ghafarian, M. Azadi, A. Meshkatee, M. Farahani   +3 more
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Geology of the Mulkhura River Valley, Georgian Caucasus

Geosciences
Geological mapping provides vital information about the structure, evolution, natural resource potential, and geohazards of a specific area. The role of geological mapping is especially valuable for mountainous countries like Georgia. In this context, we
Roman M. Kumladze, Levan G. Tielidze, Mamia Gamkrelidze, Simon J. Cook, Anzor Giorgadze   +4 more
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Empire and mountains: the case of Russia and the Caucasus

Social Evolution & History, 2013
In the article the author discusses issues related to the history of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus, the peculiarities of incorporation of the region into Russia for almost two centuries, the Chechen Wars in the 1990s and contemporary situation in the Caucasian region and certain aspects of Russia's policy which the author considers as an ...
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Paternal Genetic Landscape of Zagros Region of Iran and Its Role in the Gene Flow in the Populations of the Region

مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2014
Background & Objectives: Zagros Mountains, which are between the flatlands of Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, surround the western border of the country. This region was the cradle of great civilizations like Mesopotamia and Elam.
A Bahmanimehr, F Nikmanesh, L Yepiskoposyan   +2 more
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The travelogue of Robert Porter as a primary source on studying the Caucasus image visualisation by the Europeans in the first decades of XIX c.

Кавказология
The paper focuses on the analysis of the travel notes by the famous British artist and traveller Robert Ker Porter, who visited the North Caucasus on the trip to the Middle East in 1817-1820.
D. S. Tkachenko
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Features of microelement composition of mountain alluvial soils of the western Caucasus

Nauka Innovatsii Tekhnologii
The object of the study is the microelement composition of mountain alluvial soils, the formation of which occurs quite intensively due to the activity of processes that determine the development of soil cover in mountainous relief conditions. The study is based on the analysis of features forming the system of soil compounds of microelements in ...
T. V. Degtyareva, A. A. Likhovid
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Carbonate Breccia Linking Essentially Different Late Permian and Early Triassic Limestones: New Discovery in the Western Caucasus

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Studying carbonate breccias enhances our understanding of various geological processes. Fieldwork in the vicinity of the Sakhray Massif in the Western Caucasus (western edge of the Caucasus Mountains) allowed us to discover a peculiar layer of carbonate ...
Dmitry A. Ruban, Svetlana O. Zorina, Konstantin I. Nikashin, Artem A. Trifonov, Ilkhan I. Sakhabutdinov   +4 more
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From Tradition to Innovation: The Pioneers of Mountain Entrepreneurship in the Lesser Caucasus

Mountain Research and Development
In recent years, Georgia has witnessed a shift in its general policy orientation from agricultural to rural development, resulting in a transformation of household-based economic activities. Mountain areas have emerged as key focal points for promoting innovative approaches and practices for various reasons, such as lacking access to markets ...
Salukvadze, Gvantsa, Michel, Annina Helena, Backhaus, Norman, Gugushvili, Temur, Dolbaia, Tamar   +4 more
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Looking for a contemporary mountain ideology in the Northern Caucasus

The Caucasus & Globalization, 2006
The author attempts to identify the main features of the ideological crisis of the 1990s-early 2000s in the Northern Caucasus; she looks back into the history of the ideology of the mountain peoples based on their national self-awareness, interest in national culture, and respect for historical and ethnic roots, on Islam, the traditional North ...
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