Samsari Range
[Orthographic dictionary of geographic names of Georgian, p. 148, Tbilisi, 2009] ( ka, სამსრის ქედი) is a
volcanic
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On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...
range in southern
Georgia
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,
to the southwest of
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
. It is a part of the
Highland of Southern Georgia
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and rises above the
Javakheti
Javakheti ( ka, ჯავახეთი ) or Javakhk ( hy, Ջավախք, ''Javakhk'') is a historical province in southern Georgia, corresponding to the modern municipalities of Akhalkalaki, Aspindza (partly), Ninotsminda, and partly to the Tu ...
and
Tsalka Plateaus.
The range itself is long and runs north to south from the
Ktsia
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to the
Paravani River Gorges.
There is archaeological evidence of ancient forts on some of the peaks.
Mountains
The highest mountain is
Didi Abuli at an elevation of above sea level.
Other notable peaks include:
* Godorebi ()
* Karakuzei ()
*
Shavnabada
Shavnabada ( ka, შავნაბადა) is a mountain and extinct volcano of 770 m height in southeastern Georgia, some 96 km from the nation’s capital Tbilisi.
The mountain is notable for a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery built ...
()
*
Samsari ()
*
Mt. Tavkvetili ()
* Western Shaori ()
Mount Samsari has a fairly large
caldera, the floor of which is covered by the rocks from the mountain's last eruption.
Vegetation
The slopes of the Abul-Samsari Range are mainly covered with
alpine meadows and
grasslands.
Forests are less common and are usually found at the lowest elevations of the Range (below above sea level).
There are numerous small and medium-sized lakes in and around the Abul-Samsari Range.
See also
*
Mount Didi Abuli
*
Javakheti Range
*
Javakheti Plateau
*
Lesser Caucasus
The Lesser Caucasus, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, of length about . The western portion of the Lesser Caucasus overlaps and converges with east Turkey and northwest Iran.
It ru ...
References
External links
*{{cite gvp, name=Samsari Volcanic Center, vn=214050, access-date=2021-06-24
Mountain ranges of the Caucasus
Mountain ranges of Georgia (country)