Bzyb Mountain Range
GeoNames (, ''Ageish'kha''; ka, ბზიფის ქედი) is a

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in Abkhazia on the southern slope of the western part of

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. The ridge is about 50 km long.

Geography

The Bzyb Range's length is about 50 km and elevation is up to 3,033 m, it is made mainly of

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with pronounced karst landscape. It is bounded by the valley of the Bzyb River from the north and west and partially by the valley of Kelasuri River, which separates it from the Abkhaz Range. The highest point is mountain Khimsa (3032 m),Mta Khimsa 3032 m
GeoNames the second highest is Mount Dzishra (2623 m).Mta Dzishra 2623 m
GeoNames There are a number of passes, including

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- 1387 m,

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- 2454 m, Gudauta. The ridge contains many karst wells, mines and caves. From the north and west it is delimited by the Bzyb river valley, from the east - by a slight depression behind the mountain

( Amtkel pass) and the river valley Amtkel, delimiting it from Abkhaz Range. To the south, it gradually decreases to the Black Sea plains. The northern slope of the ridge is steep, the southern slope is gentle and is divided into separate

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and river valleys of Hipsta, Aapsta, Western Gumista , Eastern Gumista, Kelasur.

Flora

Bzyb Range slopes are covered with

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and

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s. At a higher elevations there are alpine meadows.

Tourist attractions

One of the attractions is the , the most speleologically complex in the whole former

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. It is the fourth in the

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of deepest caves in the world. Stone Sack Bzyb Gagra

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References

Mountain ranges of the Caucasus Mountain ranges of Georgia (country) Mountain ranges of Abkhazia {{Georgia-geo-stub

Geography

Flora

Tourist attractions

See also

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