I grew up in this region spending my childhood in the mountains on the Dagestani side. My father is half Dargin, half Lak. Growing up I heard so many folklore stories about the Caucasian mountains, Elbrus etc. it’s a fascinating place with a rich history history.
In Pakistan and Afghanistan we have many epic tales about "Koh-e-Kaf" Persian for Caucasus mountains. Our ancestors thought that great black demons (who slept for 6 months and vice versa and fairies lived there. The stories were about heroes defeating the demons to marry the fairies.
@@vineethpuli5079 Perhaps. But their appearance where they are is apparently not merely a coincidence, but it tied to the movement of the African, Asian, and Indian plates northward into Eurasia. So less of a stretch and more of a crunch.
It is not one mountain system but a series of related mountain systems, there's nothing wrong with creating an overall name. It's similar to how the multiple mountain systems in North and South Americas are called the Cordillera belt. Two major parallel chains in Mexico, 5 chains in North America, and 3 chains in South America belong to it.
I went to The Caucasus Mountains in 2019, and the area is stunningly beautiful. The old defence towers are fascinating, the roaring rivers as they race down through the mountain valleys, and the music and food of the ethnic people living there is just transcendent. The Lower Caucasus are picturesque as they run through Tbilisi. Georgia is a wonderful country to visit. For me, placing the boundary between Europe and Asia along the spine of The Greater Caucasus makes the most natural and geolographical sense.
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Why does there need to be such an artificial and arbitrary boundary, since they are not actually separate continents? Aren't national divisions enough?
@@luddity Because Europeans refuse to be called "Asian". 😁 Europe is more like a geographical region of the larger continent. Honestly, they're just holdover names from a less-informed time. Ironically, India is a separate landmass yet still gets referred to as being part of Asia.
@@giorgiarveladze-w4h I live in Bangkok. Before that the New York metro area, and before that outside London. I was in Georgia with a production from Thailand, filming in Mestia, Kutaisi, and Tbilisi.
7:40 - The visual guide is a bit misleading, as the Scythians migrated to the north Caucasus from the Pontic Steppe, above Georgia. 7:46 - The Kingdom of the Abkhazians was a Kartvelian kingdom, not Abkhazian in its modern sense. 7:57 - The Kingdoms of Imereti and Kartli were rump states of the autochthonous Georgian Kingdom.
Also, Mount Elbrus has been listed at 5642m, and yet at 3:09 Mir Samir is titled as "Closest taller mountain to Mount Ebrus[sic]" at only 4806m. Or am I missing something here?
You're conflating two separate issues - the formation of Europe and Asia (Laurentia) has a very long and complex plate tectonic history (as has the rest of the world - look up Pangea and Gondwana). The continents have not finished moving and will over the coming millions of years continue to change. Humanity and all life is entirely irrelevant to this process - so don't mix them up, it's not valid.
Greeks did it, and they lived in all three continents they named by that time so it wasn't really an identity problem but yeah, as an European it bothers me how overrated the continent I just happen to live is.
Modern "Abkhazian' people are actually "apsua" from northern Caucasus. Abkhazian kingdom was a Georgian kingdom that included current western provinces of imereti, guria, samegrelo, Abkhazia and others.
Nah it's good to have some variety on UA-cam. I rarely have the time to sit down and watch a 30 or 60 minute video, which most channels of this nature produce. I'm a huge fan of this condensed and concise content, suits me perfectly 👍
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While you mentioned some of the interesting fauna you failed to mention the European bison which still roams wild. Historically, the Caucasus also contained tigers (until the 1970s) and prides of Asiatic lions (until around 1000 AD) along with brown bears and wolves.
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Something that definitely got me into Geography, Geopolitics, and History was my initial fascination with fictional worlds and their complexity. Then I starting learning about the world and thinking of it almost as fantastical lore. Reality really can be stranger than fiction.
@@fjp3305Georgians definitely do not consider themselves Asians. We are Europeans. Some Georgians may tell you that he is neither European nor Asian and that he/she is Caucasian. Such people do not realize that the Caucasus region is not a continent. A somewhat funny situation arises when I explain to them that the Caucasus is a region and not a continent.
@ I honestly believe neither, we are Caucasians (not race definitions) Some Georgians wanna be fancy and call themselves Europeans but I could care less For Europe it doesn’t define us as we are absolutely different culturally! More ancient lot more history and orthodox culture that has richer values and traditions!
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Real Abkhazs were Georgians, with Georgian names and surnames. Current peoples who claim to be Abkhazs are Apsua, Afshil and Abazg. Who are different from Georgian origins, but are distant cousins.
I highly recommend it, it's a beautiful country, and while a commercial softdrink version is widely available you should also seek out fresh taragon lemonade, a signature softdrink in Georgia. There's a floating restaurant on the river in the heart of Tbilisi, right across from a stone church standing on a prominence over the river, and near The Roman Baths. But, there's no shortage of finding amazing places to eat there, and also to hear live musicians.
Yeah. Should also talk about ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis from their villages in the enclaves as well. Armenians never allowed Azerbaijanis to live in any of the Azeri. districts it previously occupied. We should talk about that too. Ethnic cleansing is not one sided. Despite Azeri government gave assurances, many Armenians left. That should be talked about too. Azeri armies never bombed civilian homes. That should be told as well. There are two sides to the coin.
@@Muipal BS, this is all a lie. Azerbaijan has a huge amount of Armenian land under control. The only people on this planet that are worse purveyors of genocide than the Azerbaijani people are the Turks. Azerbaijani only exterminate Armenian people, Turks exterminate Armenian, Israeli, Syrian and Kurds. If not for Iran Turkey would be the most evil country in the world but they are catching them quickly.
I said to my Russian mountaineering buddy Dmitry that I wanted to climb in the Caucasus when the people there stopped shooting each other. Dmitry laughed and said "In a thousand years"
My ancestor Joseph Buzurtanov was the first person to climb Kazbek mountain in 18th century. In the ancient times there were legends of the hidden treasures on the top of the Kazbek mountain. He searched for signs most of his life, even though he never found it, but he managed to build a small hotel in Gveleti. He and later his sons have lead many expeditions with mountain climbers to the top of the Kazbek. In one of those expeditions with French climbers the whole group almost died, most group got blinded by snow, but miraculously managed to survive.
The Caucasus Mountains are the northernmost border of Persian/Iranian civilization. They are a natural barrier preventing northern steppers from breaching the south and, at the same time, stopping Iranians from ruling the north. According to some sources, Cyrus the Great made the Goge and Magog wall to fully seal it. The uppermost stronghold of ancient Persians was created by the Sassanids in the 4th Century AD in the city of Derbent, Russia which is still a castle to visit today. Pretty much the Game of Thrones and its wall.
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
...... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
I grew up in Siberia. All my childhood on a tv it was an endless war conflicts around that region. In a literature classes on 19 centuries was all the same in Tolstoy and Lermontov books. So, in my mind it's still like no-go area. Although i respect brave people who live there. But anyways i wanted to say that i dreamed to see mountains once in a while. My parents didn't have money to travel far. When i finished school i decided to hitchhike eithe to Caucuses or to Altay. Altay was much closer so i went there and was shocked. It was like different paradize world with no mosquitoes in a summer wirh rivers you can drink water from, warmer and cleaner. Beautiful nature. I believe Caucuses is as beautiful. Then i realize that probably Siberia is not the place people have to live. I mean, you may live there if you want, but you don't have to. I suspect that one way or another my ancestors were forsed to live in Siberia. So I have changed since and has been living already in different cities and countries. And everywhere weather climate was better.
Yes as you know, the Russians, shipped those unwanted to Siberia, One day Siberia will free it self from Russia as the Australians or New Zealanders freed themself from England.
Good information, the graphics and visuals are good. The speech was a bit fast, it made it hard for me to follow (not your accent which was fine), but considering how much information was delivered I would have benefited from the speech being a bit slower or some pauses and breaks interspersed simply to facilitate mentally ABSORBING the info
The generals Jebe and subutai of the Mongol empire went over this very same mountain in the winter in 1223 on their way to a 3 year campaign known as the Great Raid.
I now have a far clearer picture of the region that Halford MacKinder called the geographical pivot of history. As another commentor already bemoaned, pity it was not longer. Very fine work!
@@FactSpark 1. Talking about osetians being annexed by georgian regions… osetians are iranian people who migrated in “ north osetia” while it was georgia. They started migration to “ south osetia” only in late nineteenth century under russian rule and startred georgian cleansing soon after with russian help in 1917. It’s misleading to say that georgian kingdoms took something from them when they are the one who migrated into the Georgian territories… 2. Apkhazia is region of georgia. Georgia is unification of vastly different cultural regions. For example in svaneti region they talk using svan language which is unique language and has nothing in common with rest of georgian languages… they eat mostly meat, burry their dead as fast as possible , virginity before marriage is a bad thing, killing a killer of your family member is ok, it neighbors megrelians speak megrelian language also unique they burry their dead after as much time as possible sometimes eveb week after, killing killer is pround upon must be injailed , they love hot and spicy food with ton of vegan options. Every region of Georgia is very different from each other yet we all call ourselves georgians. Also most of “ abpkhazians” don’t even live in apkhazia they fled … apkhazia was part of chlochis since 13 th century bc, and king david iv builder also known as kong of apkhazia united all regions and once again created georgian kingdom. Flag that we use to this day is david flag which was flag of apkhazian kingdom. Why all regions got split into small kingdoms is large topic but they still were georgians. Same as saying that chinas dinasties were still china otherwise china history starts from late twentieth century which is wrong… 3. Russia also recognized it as georgian territory they changed it only in 2008…
@@FactSpark “ In the 17th century, by pressure of Kabardian princes, Ossetians started a second wave of migration from the North Caucasus to the Kingdom of Kartli.[27] Ossetian peasants, who were migrating to the mountainous areas of the South Caucasus, often settled in the lands of Georgian feudal lords.[28] The Georgian King of the Kingdom of Kartli permitted Ossetians to immigrate.[29] According to Russian ambassador to Georgia Mikhail Tatishchev, at the beginning of the 17th century there was already a small group of Ossetians living near the headwaters of the Great Liakhvi. This period has been documented in the travel diaries of Johann Anton Güldenstädt who visited Georgia in 1772. The Baltic German explorer called modern North Ossetia-Alania simply Ossetia, while he wrote that Kartli (the areas of modern-day South Ossetia) was populated by Georgians “
@@FactSparkthere was no annexation of “ south oseta” by georgian kingdoms mate… and if you think apkhazian culture is different from georgian you don’t know anything about georgia… every region is different culture with unique languages and traditions.
3:15 @FactSpark What about mount Damavand? Mount Damāvand, extinct volcanic peak of the Elburz Mountains in northern Iran, about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Tehrān. Estimates of its height range from about 18,400 feet (5,610 metres) to 18,600 feet (5,670 metres); it dominates the surrounding ranges by 3,000 to 8,000 feet (900 to 2,450 metres).
Really interesting, thank you. Please make some more videos that delve deeper into all aspects of the region including agriculture, industry, transport, education, languages, religion, art, cooking, and ways to travel and access.
The are that is now called the Republic of Azerbaijan is historically called Aran. Only the area to the South of the Aras river was called Atterpategan or Azerbaijan in its present Pdrsian/Turkic shape. The mass movement of the Turkic people to Aran mainly took place during the Stalin era.
@@tabriz.azerbaijan-turk6056 Yes, Stalin. H e moved all ethnic people all over the Soviet Union. This scheme was originally devised by a rare coopertaion between the Tsarist Russia and the Ottomans aftre the first round of Russo/Persian wars of the early 1800s.
Conflicts in Abhazia and Osetia were stirred by KGB as in the later years of the USSR communists tried to stop countries like Georgia from seeking independence by creating military conflicts inside. Military clashes of the late 80s, the early 90s and in 2008 were basically caused and orchestrated by Russia, first to retain Georgia within the USSR and later to bring it back within Russian sphere of influence and defacto strip it of any political independence.
Europe is not a continent, say it again 'Europe is not a continent'. If Europe is considered a Continent for cultural reason then West Asia, South Asia, East Asia should also be considered different continents due their vast cultural differences.
Yeah Europe is considered as continent but not for South Asia is simply because of historical reason. Maybe Roman or even Greeks started that convention. Most of world history are europe-centric anyway.
Nice video, but you didn't mention the Circassian genocide perpetrated by the Russians in those very mountains. Nor the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Turks just to the south.
If every atrocity in the region was noted, it would have been only a political history video. It isn't possible to describe the current national boundaries without some context. Seriously, has the region ever known a century of peace? Decade?
Very eloquent narration. But if the Ossetians and Chechnyans are mentioned, then, as other comments make clear, Armenians, Circassians, Assyrians and Kurds deserve mention, too. Both Russia and Turkey get away with too much imperialism in our time.
@@niconicoo5661are you restarted bro it’s huge populations of both , a lot did move away but there still both of those communities that was around for the longest bro .. Kurds over here called yazidi.. a lot of mafia members from Georgia are actually Kurds The Assyrians are an ethnic minority in Armenia, making up the country's third largest ethnic group after the Yazidis and Russians. In Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, both Assyrians and Kurds exist as minority populations, with the largest concentration of Assyrians primarily found in Georgia, while Kurds are present in significant numbers across all three countries,
@ True--but every independent ethnicity in the region has been swept up, or swept aside, by the revanchist, expansionary or annexationist plans of various arrogant powers. The tensions that spring from the Caucasus or Balkans or Mesopotamia never seem to stop at polite geographic boundaries.
@ yes they are not Caucasian. But they been there for a long time bro .. just look at where these at .. Georgia Armenian Azerbaijan been under Persia for hundreds of years about 6 or 7 times was also under Arabs, otaman Turks , mongols and the last 200 years the Russians came
The first Abkhazian kingdom was Georgian speaking and Georgian Christian with a Georgian ruling class and population, the Apsuans who live there today migrated many centuries later. South Ossetia never existed until the 1920s when it was created by the Bolshevik invaders. Ossetians only began to move to Georgia in the 18th when invited by the Georgian landowners for safety from Cherkess and Tatar invasions into their own territory, modern day North Ossetia. South Ossetia's history is 100% Georgian, not Ossetian. This is why both breakaway states, both are occupied by foreign migrants living on historic Georgian land who later committed ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Georgian inhabitants. Also, the Scythian-Alan-Ossetians came from the north around the Caspian Sea, not directly from Iran as shown here.
Also, I love to mention, when russia occupied Abkhazia, the abkhazian population was only 1/3 of total population in Abkhazia. Most of the population in Abkhazia were Megrels(also Georgians) Georgians
kingdom of abkhazia had nothing to do what is not called abkhazia, Kingdon of Abkhazia was called all of the western Georgia. Even the capital was Kutaisi that is deep in Imeretian territory.
@@FactSparkyes, I was there in 2017 with my wife and a young tour guide, near mount Kazbegi and Stephantsminda. Excuse my spelling, I’m from Namibia! Best holiday ever!
nobody calls it Armenian highlands except armenians. What you call Armenian Highlands are simply part of Lesses Caucasus in historic armenian books. It's not a separate entity. And it passes through Armenia. It does not start in Armenia.
@@MurCellic1903 Up until the 21st century it continued to be called the 'Armenian Highlands' on geographical rather than political maps however this has changed (no doubt as a result of Turkish lobbying)
Mt. Elbrus is over 1000 meters/one kilometer higher than Mt. Blanc, not "almost matching the height of Mt. Blanc".. Also, Mt. Demavand in the Elburz range in Iran (three hundred miles away) is the same height as Mt. Elbrus (btw/ both have the same Iranian name!, like the Darial Pass, cities of Darbend, Baku, Ganje, River Kura in Georgia and Araxes in Armenia----oh, and the name of Azerbaijan itself)
@@Fghjkkf Because there are mountains by the same name all over Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. They all mean "high, tall" mountains. Ossetian/Alani is an Iranian language and still spoken there on both sides of the Caucasus mountains next to Elbrus. They must have named it in their own langagues. That is why
Спасибо бро за видео. Если в будущем останется эта запись где-то в архивах, могу дополнить информации о этих местах. Так как живу здесь, город Геленджик . Иногда мы ведем здесь раскопки и находим разные вещи. Скифские вещи . В четвертой книге Геродота есть описания про эти места. Вобщем своими словами. Здесь жили Скифы и Сарматы по хребту как по забору между восостоком и северной частью. В усте реки Дон нашли поселение амазонок все женщины как описывал Геродот. Скифы были светло волосые со светлыми бородами. Как на находках . захоронения разные есть курганы большие насыпи холмы в раене реки Лоба притока Кубани . есть кувшины с прахом под ними оружие война мечи топоры под углом копья наконечники от стрел мечи согнуты в рулет видно нагреты и согнуты , чтоб ими некто не мог пользоваться после смерти обладателя иногда украшения типо бус камушков жёлтых синих, колечки пряжки от лошадей стремена , прям в гораз на верхах и в разных культовых местах у соленого источника в горах на вершинах где хорошо видно рассвет и многих красивых местах. Скифы современем размещались с Сарматами русинами полянами древлянами в следующем они и есть корне образующие Русской культуры. В дальнейшем. В книги велиса тоже есть описание что первый киев был на Эльбрусе. И много захоронений в плоть до самой Астрахани. Куда впадает волга или по старому река Ра . Волга река городов русских в дальнейшем тоже. По ней ходили торговые пути корабли ладьи до востока до персов обменивались книгами товарами дружили. 1000ные года. Также на территории северного Ирана найден нетленный жрец светло волосый борода светлая в золотом опоясании браслетами с эроглифами типо египетских. Светомир. Нетлен как будто в медитации. Древний жрец более 1000 лет точно. Может и трех. Славяни также простирались до северной части Германии и острова Рюген тесно дружили с варягами или викингами скандинавами. Простирались так же до Байкала и далее Байкал щитался священным местом также, назывался Ириш семиречие . типо райского места славян. И в балтийском море также щитался культовым местом остров руян с белокаменными стенами и золотом где каждый проплывающий мог заехать остров как храм и богатый и открыт для проходящих мимо. Еще славяни взаимодействовали с индусами, что свидетельствует веды что у славян что у индусов схожи. Далее шла китайская стена почему-то расположена бойницами к Китаю, возможно граница . Еще в Нью-Йорке на пляже Брайтон найдены камни свезенные в кучу и из них сделаны волнорезы. На камнях видно идолы выбиты похожи на Перуна и тд с символикой солнца и тд. Видимо эти камни во времена колонизации и после просто скидывали для портов. Возможно это и была Атлантида таинственная северная и южная Америка. Путь через лды между Камчаткой и аляской приводил в Атлантиду . Население земли славянской было гораздо больше, также северная Америка была также культовым местом где славяни взаимодействовали с индейцами и тд вплоть до матчо питчо Эльдорадо вообще другой мир таинственной Атлантиды. С монголойдами была война что назвали татаро монгольской. Но это была война цивилизаций . в которой численность населения сократилось по обе стороны. Часть славян перешла за монголов во главе с Чингисханом. В архивах тоже написанно что он был светлый. Тартария находилась ближе к Индии и Китаю. Вобщем произошло раскол на многолетия около 300 лет войны. В связи такая стена могла образоваться . Славяни по сей день понимают друг друга язык сербы словаки словены хорваты поляки чехи украинцы белорусы болгары македонци и другие. Большая часть Европы славяноязычна вплоть до альпийских гор . Южные славяни размещались с турками в свое время тюрской империи сербы болгары через пролив была помесь янычары и тд противостояние южных славян тюркам. На територии Турции была Греция тюрки пришли с центральной Азии Туркменистан примерно захватили Грецию и многие другие регионы . также некоторые распространились на Кавказ из Закавказья. Некоторыми поселениями. Примерно так происходили границы. Римляни боялись набегов со стороны севера. Хотя имели некоторые приграничные башни на Кавказе по побережью моря в свое время но дальше не лезли. Есть Находки и строения римского времени также греческие Находки 2050 лет назад монеты бегущая лань и посущаяся лань, в некоторых погребальных кувшинах попадались находки наконечники стрел римского происхождения тройные в перемешку с плоскими возможно трофейные попадались и римские шлема и монеты и скифские шлема с панком как римский и орлом. Римляни в основном могли быть у берега моря дальше не заходили во времена ихнего времени примерно такие границы мира где царило спокойствие торговля между собой и спокойная жизнь где города мирно соседствовали незапирались двери и не строились крепости рода жили в своих селениях брали жон в соседних имели право вече имели жон дома пашни срубы дворци и тд торговые пути без агрессии и спокойный мир.
автор, в следующий раз, если вы делаете видео о географи, не забудьте упомянуть о динозаврах и то как их убил астероид, на всякий случай. уверен, они ьы тоже рассказали, что они жертвы, раз уж вы от гор перешли к политике
I grew up in this region spending my childhood in the mountains on the Dagestani side. My father is half Dargin, half Lak. Growing up I heard so many folklore stories about the Caucasian mountains, Elbrus etc. it’s a fascinating place with a rich history history.
In Pakistan and Afghanistan we have many epic tales about "Koh-e-Kaf" Persian for Caucasus mountains. Our ancestors thought that great black demons (who slept for 6 months and vice versa and fairies lived there. The stories were about heroes defeating the demons to marry the fairies.
Лакучу буро?
@@BilalKhan-yg9jchaha interesting 😅 Are you Iranian?
@Artaban10 I'm an ethnic Pashtun but Pakistanis, Afghanis share 70% DNA with Iranians and the many Iranid tribes in the area.
10:43 😊😊
Never heard the term Alpide Belt - never noticed it was one mountain system
Feels like a bit of a stretch to say the Atlas Mountains in Morocco are directly connected to the Alps in Europe
As a former high school geography teacher, I'm embarrassed to say that I hadn't either.
@@vineethpuli5079 Perhaps. But their appearance where they are is apparently not merely a coincidence, but it tied to the movement of the African, Asian, and Indian plates northward into Eurasia. So less of a stretch and more of a crunch.
It is not one mountain system but a series of related mountain systems, there's nothing wrong with creating an overall name. It's similar to how the multiple mountain systems in North and South Americas are called the Cordillera belt. Two major parallel chains in Mexico, 5 chains in North America, and 3 chains in South America belong to it.
@@vineethpuli5079I thought the Atlas mountains were once part of the Appalachian mountains in North America 🤷🏻♂️
I went to The Caucasus Mountains in 2019, and the area is stunningly beautiful. The old defence towers are fascinating, the roaring rivers as they race down through the mountain valleys, and the music and food of the ethnic people living there is just transcendent. The Lower Caucasus are picturesque as they run through Tbilisi. Georgia is a wonderful country to visit. For me, placing the boundary between Europe and Asia along the spine of The Greater Caucasus makes the most natural and geolographical sense.
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Why does there need to be such an artificial and arbitrary boundary, since they are not actually separate continents? Aren't national divisions enough?
@@luddity Because Europeans refuse to be called "Asian". 😁 Europe is more like a geographical region of the larger continent. Honestly, they're just holdover names from a less-informed time. Ironically, India is a separate landmass yet still gets referred to as being part of Asia.
Where are you from? I'm from Georgia
@@giorgiarveladze-w4h I live in Bangkok. Before that the New York metro area, and before that outside London. I was in Georgia with a production from Thailand, filming in Mestia, Kutaisi, and Tbilisi.
7:40 - The visual guide is a bit misleading, as the Scythians migrated to the north Caucasus from the Pontic Steppe, above Georgia.
7:46 - The Kingdom of the Abkhazians was a Kartvelian kingdom, not Abkhazian in its modern sense.
7:57 - The Kingdoms of Imereti and Kartli were rump states of the autochthonous Georgian Kingdom.
Also, Mount Elbrus has been listed at 5642m, and yet at 3:09 Mir Samir is titled as "Closest taller mountain to Mount Ebrus[sic]" at only 4806m. Or am I missing something here?
Greetings from Caucasus! From Chechenya!
Салам Нохчо! Из Осетии)
@Roberto1009 ва1алейкум салам сосед
Greetings from America born in Dagestan
@@alexmihailov5117 ва1алейкум салам Дагестан!.
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Europe and Asia are not really separate continents. Human need for identities are why people want to separate them.
Yep. Wrong video, Dan.
Europe is just a peninsula of Asia Continent. India alone is more diversified than Europe in terms of flora and fauna.
You're conflating two separate issues - the formation of Europe and Asia (Laurentia) has a very long and complex plate tectonic history (as has the rest of the world - look up Pangea and Gondwana). The continents have not finished moving and will over the coming millions of years continue to change. Humanity and all life is entirely irrelevant to this process - so don't mix them up, it's not valid.
Africa is also technically connected with Asia and thus Europe
Greeks did it, and they lived in all three continents they named by that time so it wasn't really an identity problem but yeah, as an European it bothers me how overrated the continent I just happen to live is.
Greetings from Sheki, Azerbaijan! We see the Caucasus mountains every day from the city!
What an excellent video. I was causally looking after a YT suggestion, but stayed for the wealth of information.
Wonderful description of an area I have been fascinated by for years, a significant crossroad of history. Thx for the excellent work. 👍
Modern "Abkhazian' people are actually "apsua" from northern Caucasus. Abkhazian kingdom was a Georgian kingdom that included current western provinces of imereti, guria, samegrelo, Abkhazia and others.
Aren't abkhazians crypto js?
@Trebelsi Since they're Northwest Georgians then stereotypically yes lol.
@@MegrelMamba This "theory" of Apsua and Abkhazians being different people is a fairy tail and was disproven by many historians
Worse part of this video is it is too short. Love your work!!!
Nah it's good to have some variety on UA-cam. I rarely have the time to sit down and watch a 30 or 60 minute video, which most channels of this nature produce. I'm a huge fan of this condensed and concise content, suits me perfectly 👍
Your visuals are always so good
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16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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While you mentioned some of the interesting fauna you failed to mention the European bison which still roams wild. Historically, the Caucasus also contained tigers (until the 1970s) and prides of Asiatic lions (until around 1000 AD) along with brown bears and wolves.
Stop complaining
And Lemmings🐹🤣
This felt like the lore of some fantasy novel. Dam I need to learn more about the world
american right ?
It is lore bro
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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Something that definitely got me into Geography, Geopolitics, and History was my initial fascination with fictional worlds and their complexity. Then I starting learning about the world and thinking of it almost as fantastical lore. Reality really can be stranger than fiction.
@@chezmix528 Same here except it was from my unquenchable thirst for the never-coming Winds of Winter release
elbrus (5.642 m) is taller than mont blanc (4.809 m) 3:09
But is it as prominent?
He acknowledges that much later in the video.
Hes saying the prominence of mt elbrus is about the same as the elevation of the peak of mont blanc
Prominence ≠ Height
@@grafgeo9194конечно только на кавзе кататься на лыжах а меньше чем через час купаться в море!
As a Georgian loved this video, I learned so much I did not even know before, thank you!❤🇬🇪
What do the Georgians see themselves, as Europeans or Asians?
@@fjp3305Georgians definitely do not consider themselves Asians. We are Europeans.
Some Georgians may tell you that he is neither European nor Asian and that he/she is Caucasian. Such people do not realize that the Caucasus region is not a continent. A somewhat funny situation arises when I explain to them that the Caucasus is a region and not a continent.
@ I honestly believe neither, we are Caucasians (not race definitions)
Some Georgians wanna be fancy and call themselves Europeans but I could care less
For Europe it doesn’t define us as we are absolutely different culturally!
More ancient lot more history and orthodox culture that has richer values and traditions!
This is one of the few videos where I actually learned something; in fact learned a LOT of things.
A very pleasant surprise!
You're not looking well enough.
Wonderfull! As good as any highly produced Nat Geo special, but much more compact! Keep up the outstanding work!
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John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
A geography lover's gold mine!
Real Abkhazs were Georgians, with Georgian names and surnames. Current peoples who claim to be Abkhazs are Apsua, Afshil and Abazg. Who are different from Georgian origins, but are distant cousins.
Aren't they crypto js?
Nice bro! Wish you would have mentioned the religious diversity and ancient churches. I hope I get to visit Georgia some day.
I highly recommend it, it's a beautiful country, and while a commercial softdrink version is widely available you should also seek out fresh taragon lemonade, a signature softdrink in Georgia. There's a floating restaurant on the river in the heart of Tbilisi, right across from a stone church standing on a prominence over the river, and near The Roman Baths. But, there's no shortage of finding amazing places to eat there, and also to hear live musicians.
You will comment on the separatists from Georgia, but not about the ethnic cleansing of Armenians by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh? Shameless.
Calm the fuck down
He could have the video banned as it's an ongoing political and military 'situation.'
Probably Google related
Yeah. Should also talk about ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis from their villages in the enclaves as well. Armenians never allowed Azerbaijanis to live in any of the Azeri. districts it previously occupied. We should talk about that too. Ethnic cleansing is not one sided. Despite Azeri government gave assurances, many Armenians left. That should be talked about too. Azeri armies never bombed civilian homes. That should be told as well. There are two sides to the coin.
@@Muipal
BS, this is all a lie. Azerbaijan has a huge amount of Armenian land under control. The only people on this planet that are worse purveyors of genocide than the Azerbaijani people are the Turks. Azerbaijani only exterminate Armenian people, Turks exterminate Armenian, Israeli, Syrian and Kurds. If not for Iran Turkey would be the most evil country in the world but they are catching them quickly.
they should've filmed lord of the rings in the caucasus
I said to my Russian mountaineering buddy Dmitry that I wanted to climb in the Caucasus when the people there stopped shooting each other. Dmitry laughed and said "In a thousand years"
Yeah more like when Russia stops shooting and liberating
Oh really. U should find native ppl of that land, not occupiers
My ancestor Joseph Buzurtanov was the first person to climb Kazbek mountain in 18th century. In the ancient times there were legends of the hidden treasures on the top of the Kazbek mountain. He searched for signs most of his life, even though he never found it, but he managed to build a small hotel in Gveleti. He and later his sons have lead many expeditions with mountain climbers to the top of the Kazbek. In one of those expeditions with French climbers the whole group almost died, most group got blinded by snow, but miraculously managed to survive.
The Caucasus Mountains are the northernmost border of Persian/Iranian civilization. They are a natural barrier preventing northern steppers from breaching the south and, at the same time, stopping Iranians from ruling the north. According to some sources, Cyrus the Great made the Goge and Magog wall to fully seal it. The uppermost stronghold of ancient Persians was created by the Sassanids in the 4th Century AD in the city of Derbent, Russia which is still a castle to visit today. Pretty much the Game of Thrones and its wall.
Это был не Кир , это был Хосров Ануширван. в 6 веке нащей эры.
Great info in a nice tight presentation. Well done, thank you.
Great video! 😊
Well made video covering different aspects of the Caucasus region. Thanks.
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John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Thank you so much for this video! World needs to know more about this fantastic region.
Could you do, whenever you want or can, a vidio about the perenees mountains?? They're so interesting too. I really love this video, thanks!!!
I would love that as well.
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Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
I grew up in Siberia. All my childhood on a tv it was an endless war conflicts around that region. In a literature classes on 19 centuries was all the same in Tolstoy and Lermontov books. So, in my mind it's still like no-go area. Although i respect brave people who live there. But anyways i wanted to say that i dreamed to see mountains once in a while. My parents didn't have money to travel far. When i finished school i decided to hitchhike eithe to Caucuses or to Altay. Altay was much closer so i went there and was shocked. It was like different paradize world with no mosquitoes in a summer wirh rivers you can drink water from, warmer and cleaner. Beautiful nature. I believe Caucuses is as beautiful. Then i realize that probably Siberia is not the place people have to live. I mean, you may live there if you want, but you don't have to. I suspect that one way or another my ancestors were forsed to live in Siberia. So I have changed since and has been living already in different cities and countries. And everywhere weather climate was better.
Yes as you know, the Russians, shipped those unwanted to Siberia, One day Siberia will free it self from Russia as the Australians or New Zealanders freed themself from England.
The caucuses are a contentious area. Beautiful but troubled. Very interesting video thank you
Those peoples are not as divided as the greater powers surrounding them would have them believe.
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Good information, the graphics and visuals are good. The speech was a bit fast, it made it hard for me to follow (not your accent which was fine), but considering how much information was delivered I would have benefited from the speech being a bit slower or some pauses and breaks interspersed simply to facilitate mentally ABSORBING the info
You can slow down the video in options.
Lol I listen to this on 1.5 speed
Absolutely loved that! Thanks!
The generals Jebe and subutai of the Mongol empire went over this very same mountain in the winter in 1223 on their way to a 3 year campaign known as the Great Raid.
I now have a far clearer picture of the region that Halford MacKinder called the geographical pivot of history. As another commentor already bemoaned, pity it was not longer. Very fine work!
@factspark I teach geography. This, sir, is wonderful work.
Appreciate it!
@@FactSpark
1. Talking about osetians being annexed by georgian regions… osetians are iranian people who migrated in “ north osetia” while it was georgia. They started migration to “ south osetia” only in late nineteenth century under russian rule and startred georgian cleansing soon after with russian help in 1917. It’s misleading to say that georgian kingdoms took something from them when they are the one who migrated into the Georgian territories…
2. Apkhazia is region of georgia. Georgia is unification of vastly different cultural regions. For example in svaneti region they talk using svan language which is unique language and has nothing in common with rest of georgian languages… they eat mostly meat, burry their dead as fast as possible , virginity before marriage is a bad thing, killing a killer of your family member is ok, it neighbors megrelians speak megrelian language also unique they burry their dead after as much time as possible sometimes eveb week after, killing killer is pround upon must be injailed , they love hot and spicy food with ton of vegan options. Every region of Georgia is very different from each other yet we all call ourselves georgians. Also most of “ abpkhazians” don’t even live in apkhazia they fled … apkhazia was part of chlochis since 13 th century bc, and king david iv builder also known as kong of apkhazia united all regions and once again created georgian kingdom. Flag that we use to this day is david flag which was flag of apkhazian kingdom. Why all regions got split into small kingdoms is large topic but they still were georgians. Same as saying that chinas dinasties were still china otherwise china history starts from late twentieth century which is wrong…
3. Russia also recognized it as georgian territory they changed it only in 2008…
@@FactSpark
“ In the 17th century, by pressure of Kabardian princes, Ossetians started a second wave of migration from the North Caucasus to the Kingdom of Kartli.[27] Ossetian peasants, who were migrating to the mountainous areas of the South Caucasus, often settled in the lands of Georgian feudal lords.[28] The Georgian King of the Kingdom of Kartli permitted Ossetians to immigrate.[29] According to Russian ambassador to Georgia Mikhail Tatishchev, at the beginning of the 17th century there was already a small group of Ossetians living near the headwaters of the Great Liakhvi. This period has been documented in the travel diaries of Johann Anton Güldenstädt who visited Georgia in 1772. The Baltic German explorer called modern North Ossetia-Alania simply Ossetia, while he wrote that Kartli (the areas of modern-day South Ossetia) was populated by Georgians “
@@FactSparkthere was no annexation of “ south oseta” by georgian kingdoms mate… and if you think apkhazian culture is different from georgian you don’t know anything about georgia… every region is different culture with unique languages and traditions.
3:15 @FactSpark What about mount Damavand? Mount Damāvand, extinct volcanic peak of the Elburz Mountains in northern Iran, about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Tehrān. Estimates of its height range from about 18,400 feet (5,610 metres) to 18,600 feet (5,670 metres); it dominates the surrounding ranges by 3,000 to 8,000 feet (900 to 2,450 metres).
I found different sources with some claiming its height at around 5670 m but a lot more stating it as 5610 m so I didn't count it as higher
Very appropriate presentation of this part of the world as it is now very much in The News!
It would be great if you can leave some sources like books, articles... I love your content. A lot of learning. Thanks!
Really interesting, thank you.
Please make some more videos that delve deeper into all aspects of the region including agriculture, industry, transport, education, languages, religion, art, cooking, and ways to travel and access.
The are that is now called the Republic of Azerbaijan is historically called Aran. Only the area to the South of the Aras river was called Atterpategan or Azerbaijan in its present Pdrsian/Turkic shape. The mass movement of the Turkic people to Aran mainly took place during the Stalin era.
1072-1138 a little bit turk clans moved to Arran. This process interrupted by Mongols till 1357 last Mongol state collised (Hulagu state)
Stalin era ??? 1945 ! 😂😂😂😂
@@tabriz.azerbaijan-turk6056 Yes, Stalin. H e moved all ethnic people all over the Soviet Union. This scheme was originally devised by a rare coopertaion between the Tsarist Russia and the Ottomans aftre the first round of Russo/Persian wars of the early 1800s.
Historic Albania? And research Sajid dynasty, that was 889. If anything, Stalin move turks to more concentrated areas to create states for minorities
@@tabriz.azerbaijan-turk6056 Yeah, ur grandpa Stalin. You don't remember him?
Great job! 🕉 🛕 🙏
This was very interesting. It's amazing how geography can influence culture (ethnicity) and then ultimately peace and war.
I fell a strange, primal attachment to those mountains.
Awesome graphics!!
Thanks much for these short educational lessons.
great content, very well and carefuly done
Watched because I recently conquered the Caucasus region playing Rome Total War.
Thank you. That was fascinating.
Love your videos man! Can you make one about the geography of the Dominican Republic?
Heyyy great video..Can you do Pyrenees? Or Cantabrian mountains...Or Atlas?
Great work! Do a video on the Carpathians as well!
Great video and explaination. Can i know what apps or software that you use to create video like this?
Comment for boost! Thank you for the quality of your content!
Well done. No propaganda and raw information only.
Can you do a video of the buildings, what they looked like before the melt ? :D
Great content 👍
Great video. You got yourself a new Subscriber
Excellent video, very informative
Your map of climate zones designates one as polar tundra. It is definitely tundra, but definitely not polar.
That was so interesting.
Could i ask what software you use to make these map thumbnails?
Great video. Thanks
Conflicts in Abhazia and Osetia were stirred by KGB as in the later years of the USSR communists tried to stop countries like Georgia from seeking independence by creating military conflicts inside. Military clashes of the late 80s, the early 90s and in 2008 were basically caused and orchestrated by Russia, first to retain Georgia within the USSR and later to bring it back within Russian sphere of influence and defacto strip it of any political independence.
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How do you make those absolutely beautiful maps in your thumbnails? Like what program or website do you use?
There is a link in the description to the artist's Instagram page, I commission these from a professional
Europe is not a continent, say it again 'Europe is not a continent'. If Europe is considered a Continent for cultural reason then West Asia, South Asia, East Asia should also be considered different continents due their vast cultural differences.
Yeah Europe is considered as continent but not for South Asia is simply because of historical reason. Maybe Roman or even Greeks started that convention. Most of world history are europe-centric anyway.
So what continent is france in?
@@oscardolan5626 Eurasia
just put the fries in the bag bro
By definition. Continents are separated by water or mountains.
3:12 mount damavand? agri dagi?
Greetings to all from Ingush people of Caucasus!
This is super insightful, damn. Subscribed
Nice video, but you didn't mention the Circassian genocide perpetrated by the Russians in those very mountains. Nor the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Turks just to the south.
Agree.
Not that I disagree with you but this is a geographical video. Kindly search elsewhere to espouse you political viewpoints.
@@bert-qu3iq You did,t hear when comments were made as to Russia taking the liberty of the nations of Northern Caucasus???
If every atrocity in the region was noted, it would have been only a political history video. It isn't possible to describe the current national boundaries without some context.
Seriously, has the region ever known a century of peace? Decade?
It's also the birthplace of the Indo-European culture and language family. So a lot of stuff in a relatively small area.
Thank you for your very informative video . 🌹
Is the georgian version of prometheus the one from the Ridley Scott film?
Very eloquent narration. But if the Ossetians and Chechnyans are mentioned, then, as other comments make clear, Armenians, Circassians, Assyrians and Kurds deserve mention, too. Both Russia and Turkey get away with too much imperialism in our time.
Asyyrians are nowhere near kaukasus also not the kurds
@@niconicoo5661are you restarted bro it’s huge populations of both , a lot did move away but there still both of those communities that was around for the longest bro .. Kurds over here called yazidi.. a lot of mafia members from Georgia are actually Kurds
The Assyrians are an ethnic minority in Armenia, making up the country's third largest ethnic group after the Yazidis and Russians.
In Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, both Assyrians and Kurds exist as minority populations, with the largest concentration of Assyrians primarily found in Georgia, while Kurds are present in significant numbers across all three countries,
@ True--but every independent ethnicity in the region has been swept up, or swept aside, by the revanchist, expansionary or annexationist plans of various arrogant powers. The tensions that spring from the Caucasus or Balkans or Mesopotamia never seem to stop at polite geographic boundaries.
@@MoneyDawgHavingShit360 yes but kurdS are not kaukasians.
@ yes they are not Caucasian. But they been there for a long time bro .. just look at where these at .. Georgia Armenian Azerbaijan been under Persia for hundreds of years about 6 or 7 times was also under Arabs, otaman Turks , mongols and the last 200 years the Russians came
The first Abkhazian kingdom was Georgian speaking and Georgian Christian with a Georgian ruling class and population, the Apsuans who live there today migrated many centuries later.
South Ossetia never existed until the 1920s when it was created by the Bolshevik invaders. Ossetians only began to move to Georgia in the 18th when invited by the Georgian landowners for safety from Cherkess and Tatar invasions into their own territory, modern day North Ossetia. South Ossetia's history is 100% Georgian, not Ossetian. This is why both breakaway states, both are occupied by foreign migrants living on historic Georgian land who later committed ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Georgian inhabitants.
Also, the Scythian-Alan-Ossetians came from the north around the Caspian Sea, not directly from Iran as shown here.
Also, I love to mention, when russia occupied Abkhazia, the abkhazian population was only 1/3 of total population in Abkhazia. Most of the population in Abkhazia were Megrels(also Georgians) Georgians
@@alexthelynx Shouldn't have listen to Gamsakhurdia and his "Georgia is for Georgians" then.
No wonder others don't want to live in such madness.
kingdom of abkhazia had nothing to do what is not called abkhazia, Kingdon of Abkhazia was called all of the western Georgia. Even the capital was Kutaisi that is deep in Imeretian territory.
Caucasia is the place where the seeds of Indian Chinese Sumerian and European civilization bowed. It's a mother place of world civilization
Fake news
Which braindead can think that india or china has any connection with caucasus?
@@choco.es.unlimitedWhite People are better. Get over it
No
Indian and eurooean are from north caucasus
Chinese are from china
Sumerians are from mesopotamia
@gmfrunzik what a nonsense what you guys smoke in india? Caucasus is place of europeans but what indians have to do with it🤦
what software do you use to make your visuals? they are amazing
Cool to know!
Greetings from caucasia
I didn't realise all these mountain systems were part of one great one.
Anyone know the name of this church at 4:56
Gergeti Trinity Church
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@@FactSparkyes, I was there in 2017 with my wife and a young tour guide, near mount Kazbegi and Stephantsminda. Excuse my spelling, I’m from Namibia! Best holiday ever!
Nauru got 100 kilos of canned food from Russia for recognising South Ossetia and Abkhazia
South ossetia😂😂😂😂 central, north, south, western and eastern ossetia plus one on the mars, thats 6 in total and world record
The Lesser Caucasus in fact form the northern part of the Armenian Highlands connecting the Anatolian Peninsula with the Iranian Plateau
nobody calls it Armenian highlands except armenians. What you call Armenian Highlands are simply part of Lesses Caucasus in historic armenian books. It's not a separate entity. And it passes through Armenia. It does not start in Armenia.
@@MurCellic1903
Up until the 21st century it continued to be called the 'Armenian Highlands' on geographical rather than political maps however this has changed (no doubt as a result of Turkish lobbying)
@@MurCellic1903you sound so azeri.
@@stephenchappell7512 your source?
@@MurCellic1903
⬆️ read my comment 'old maps'
The original home of The Gog & Magog. The Gog moved west and was renamed ‘Gaels’ and Gauls, and Magog moved East and was renamed Mongols
This video was helpful for understanding where the term “ *Caucasian* “ comes from.
Mt. Elbrus is over 1000 meters/one kilometer higher than Mt. Blanc, not "almost matching the height of Mt. Blanc".. Also, Mt. Demavand in the Elburz range in Iran (three hundred miles away) is the same height as Mt. Elbrus (btw/ both have the same Iranian name!, like the Darial Pass, cities of Darbend, Baku, Ganje, River Kura in Georgia and Araxes in Armenia----oh, and the name of Azerbaijan itself)
Elbrus - 5,642, Mt Blanc - 4,809 m . By my calculations the difference is 833 m.
@@ninaotan7811 yes, almost 1000 meters
@@TWOCOWS1 I see that you corrected yourself - when wrote my comment it was 2000.
С чего вы решили что название Эльбрус имеет иранское происхождение? Оно вполне может иметь перевод у местных аборигенов.
@@Fghjkkf Because there are mountains by the same name all over Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. They all mean "high, tall" mountains. Ossetian/Alani is an Iranian language and still spoken there on both sides of the Caucasus mountains next to Elbrus. They must have named it in their own langagues. That is why
one of my favorite mountain ranges
Спасибо бро за видео.
Если в будущем останется эта запись где-то в архивах, могу дополнить информации о этих местах. Так как живу здесь, город Геленджик .
Иногда мы ведем здесь раскопки и находим разные вещи. Скифские вещи .
В четвертой книге Геродота есть описания про эти места. Вобщем своими словами.
Здесь жили Скифы и Сарматы по хребту как по забору между восостоком и северной частью. В усте реки Дон нашли поселение амазонок все женщины как описывал Геродот. Скифы были светло волосые со светлыми бородами. Как на находках . захоронения разные есть курганы большие насыпи холмы в раене реки Лоба притока Кубани . есть кувшины с прахом под ними оружие война мечи топоры под углом копья наконечники от стрел мечи согнуты в рулет видно нагреты и согнуты , чтоб ими некто не мог пользоваться после смерти обладателя иногда украшения типо бус камушков жёлтых синих, колечки пряжки от лошадей стремена , прям в гораз на верхах и в разных культовых местах у соленого источника в горах на вершинах где хорошо видно рассвет и многих красивых местах.
Скифы современем размещались с Сарматами русинами полянами древлянами в следующем они и есть корне образующие Русской культуры. В дальнейшем. В книги велиса тоже есть описание что первый киев был на Эльбрусе. И много захоронений в плоть до самой Астрахани. Куда впадает волга или по старому река Ра .
Волга река городов русских в дальнейшем тоже. По ней ходили торговые пути корабли ладьи до востока до персов обменивались книгами товарами дружили. 1000ные года. Также на территории северного Ирана найден нетленный жрец светло волосый борода светлая в золотом опоясании браслетами с эроглифами типо египетских. Светомир. Нетлен как будто в медитации. Древний жрец более 1000 лет точно. Может и трех. Славяни также простирались до северной части Германии и острова Рюген тесно дружили с варягами или викингами скандинавами. Простирались так же до Байкала и далее Байкал щитался священным местом также, назывался Ириш семиречие . типо райского места славян. И в балтийском море также щитался культовым местом остров руян с белокаменными стенами и золотом где каждый проплывающий мог заехать остров как храм и богатый и открыт для проходящих мимо.
Еще славяни взаимодействовали с индусами, что свидетельствует веды что у славян что у индусов схожи.
Далее шла китайская стена почему-то расположена бойницами к Китаю, возможно граница .
Еще в Нью-Йорке на пляже Брайтон найдены камни свезенные в кучу и из них сделаны волнорезы. На камнях видно идолы выбиты похожи на Перуна и тд с символикой солнца и тд. Видимо эти камни во времена колонизации и после просто скидывали для портов. Возможно это и была Атлантида таинственная северная и южная Америка. Путь через лды между Камчаткой и аляской приводил в Атлантиду .
Население земли славянской было гораздо больше, также северная Америка была также культовым местом где славяни взаимодействовали с индейцами и тд вплоть до матчо питчо Эльдорадо вообще другой мир таинственной Атлантиды.
С монголойдами была война что назвали татаро монгольской. Но это была война цивилизаций . в которой численность населения сократилось по обе стороны. Часть славян перешла за монголов во главе с Чингисханом. В архивах тоже написанно что он был светлый. Тартария находилась ближе к Индии и Китаю. Вобщем произошло раскол на многолетия около 300 лет войны. В связи такая стена могла образоваться .
Славяни по сей день понимают друг друга язык сербы словаки словены хорваты поляки чехи украинцы белорусы болгары македонци и другие. Большая часть Европы славяноязычна вплоть до альпийских гор .
Южные славяни размещались с турками в свое время тюрской империи сербы болгары через пролив была помесь янычары и тд противостояние южных славян тюркам. На територии Турции была Греция тюрки пришли с центральной Азии Туркменистан примерно захватили Грецию и многие другие регионы . также некоторые распространились на Кавказ из Закавказья. Некоторыми поселениями. Примерно так происходили границы. Римляни боялись набегов со стороны севера. Хотя имели некоторые приграничные башни на Кавказе по побережью моря в свое время но дальше не лезли. Есть Находки и строения римского времени также греческие Находки 2050 лет назад монеты бегущая лань и посущаяся лань, в некоторых погребальных кувшинах попадались находки наконечники стрел римского происхождения тройные в перемешку с плоскими возможно трофейные попадались и римские шлема и монеты и скифские шлема с панком как римский и орлом. Римляни в основном могли быть у берега моря дальше не заходили во времена ихнего времени примерно такие границы мира где царило спокойствие торговля между собой и спокойная жизнь где города мирно соседствовали незапирались двери и не строились крепости рода жили в своих селениях брали жон в соседних имели право вече имели жон дома пашни срубы дворци и тд торговые пути без агрессии и спокойный мир.
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amazing mountains
Great video
6:56 Honestly calling Georgian one language is pretty bold, this graphic could be easily incomprehensible with more detail.
Very good.
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The PROMINENCE remark is confusing though.
Maybe needs an explanation?
So, The UN is against the independence of these smaller states but on the other hand are supporting Ukraine's independence? What's up with that??
Ukraine is an actual country
@gmfrunzik that was once a state under Russia.
@@jerryh2954 and now its an independent country
@@jerryh2954 what a dumb comparision
@@shota2820 I wouldn't expect you to understand.
Can you do the Appalachian mountains in the future, please?
Brilliant 👍🌹🍀❣️
автор, в следующий раз, если вы делаете видео о географи, не забудьте упомянуть о динозаврах и то как их убил астероид, на всякий случай.
уверен, они ьы тоже рассказали, что они жертвы, раз уж вы от гор перешли к политике