Mount Dzhimara or Jimara ( — ''Džimarajy xox'', , ka, ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of
North Ossetia–Alania
North Ossetia–Alania (; ), officially the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. It borders the country of Georgia (country), Georgia to the south, a ...
, a
Russia
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n
republic
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, with an altitude of . It is located on the
border
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between
Russia
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and
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
.
The
mountain
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is located on the
Khokh Range
The Khokh Range ( ka, ხოხის ქედი, ''Xoxis kedi''; , ''Xoxy ragh'') is a mountain range in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia (country), Georgia. The mountain range runs north of the Greater Caucasus, Greater Caucasus Range, which ...
, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of
Mount Kazbek
Mount Kazbek or Mount Kazbegi, , romanized: ''q'azbegi''; ; ; ; is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus Mountains, Caucasus, located in Georgia (country), Georgia, just south of the border with Russia.
Lying ...
.
See also
*
Geography of Georgia
*
Geography of Russia
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References
External links
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Gora Dzhimara, Russia GeoNames.
Mountains of Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Georgia (country)–Russia border
Four-thousanders of the Caucasus
Mountains of North Ossetia–Alania
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