Western Caucasus: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 12:42, 5 July 2007 editColchicum (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Pending changes reviewers19,162 edits rv. consult sources.← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 22:05, 14 December 2024 edit undoAltenmann (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers217,017 edits detail (covered elsewhere does not belong to this general artiicle
(111 intermediate revisions by 85 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{short description\|Western region of the Caucasus in Southern Russia}}
	:'' This article concerns the World Heritage Site. For other meanings, see ] and ].
			{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
			\| image = File:Большой и Малый Тхач. Республика Адыгея.jpg
			\| image_upright = 1.2
			\| caption =
			\| location = ], ]
			\| criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type\|(ix), (x)}}(ix), (x)
			\| ID = 900
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|44\|N\|40\|E\|type:mountain_region:RU_dim:200000\|display=inline,title\|format=dms}}
			\| year = 1999
			\| area = {{convert\|298,903\|ha\|acre\|abbr=on}}
			\| website =
			\| embedded =
			\| locmapin = Russia Krasnodar Krai#European Russia
			\| map_caption = Western Caucasus within Russia
			}}
			] ]]
			The '''Western Caucasus''' is a western region of the ] in Southern Russia, extending from the ] to ].{{cn\|date=October 2023}}

		⚫	== World Heritage Site ==
	The '''Western Caucasus''' is a natural ] ] situated 50 km to the north from the Russian resort of ], comprising the extreme western edge of the ]. As stated by the UNESCO specialists, it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its habitats are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from ] to ]s.
			] ]s of ], 2006]]
			The Western Caucasus includes a natural ] ] (named Western Caucasus), comprising the extreme western edge of the ]. UNESCO specialists say that it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact and has large areas of undisturbed mountain forest. Its ]s are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from ]s to ]s. It is situated 50 km north of the resort of ]. The site includes the whole ] with the exception of the Khosta Yew-Box Grove and includin the whole ].<ref>, UNESCO</ref>

			== Biosphere Reserve ==
	The ~~area~~ contains the ~~'''Caucasian~~ ~~State Biosphere Natural~~ Reserve~~'''~~ (~~{{lang-ru\|Кавказский~~ ~~государственный~~ ~~природный~~ ~~биосферный заповедник}}),~~ ] (] Ia) set up by the Soviet government in ], ] and ] in ] to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the ] (''Abies nordmanniana''), thought to be the tallest trees in ], and a unique forest formed by ] (''Taxus baccata'') and ] (''Buxus sempervirens'') within the city of ]. ~~About a third of its high mountain species of plants are recognized as ].~~		The Western Caucasus also contains the ] (] Ia <ref> profile at ] website</ref>) set up by the Soviet government in ], ] and ] in 1924 to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the ] (''Abies nordmanniana''), thought to be the tallest trees in ], and a unique forest formed by ] (''Taxus baccata'') and ] (''Buxus sempervirens'') within the city of ].

	The area also includes the ] (IUCN management category II).		About a third of its high mountain species of plants are recognized as ]. The area also includes the ] (IUCN management category II) with a ] reintroduction centre.

	The Western Caucasus is also the place of origin and of reintroduction of the ] ~~(European Bison)~~. The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in ]. ~~The~~ ~~wisents~~ were reintroduced several decades later.		The Western Caucasus is also the place of origin and of reintroduction of the ]. The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in 1927. Wisents partly interbred with ] were reintroduced several decades later.

	==~~External~~ ~~links~~==		== Gallery ==
			<gallery perrow="10" widths="200px" heights="200px">
⚫	*
			File:RitsaMounts.jpg\|Lake Ritsa.
⚫	*
			File:Массив Ачешбок, Адыгея, Acheshbok, Adygea, Caucasus.jpg\|Acheshbok massif.
⚫	*
			File:Мистический каньон реки Ходзь в тумане, Западный Кавказ.jpg\|Khodz river headwaters.
			File:Рассвет в долине реки Ходзь, туман, Западный Кавказ.jpg\|Early dawn in Khodz river canyon.
			File:Bolshoy Tkhach, Куэсты Тхач в облаках, вид с горы Асбестная, Западный Кавказ.jpg\|Tkhach mountain in clouds.
			File:Acheshbok, Куэсты Ачешбок в облаках, вид с подножья горы Асбестная, Западный Кавказ.jpg\|Acheshbok mountain in clouds.
			File:Acheshbok, Южные отроги горы Ачешбок на закате, драматичные погодные условия, горы Западного Кавказа.jpg\|Southern slopes of Acheshbok.
			</gallery>

	==~~Further~~ ~~reading~~==		== See also ==
			*]
			*]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

			== Further reading ==
	*Алтухов Михаил Данилович, Литвинская Светлана Анатольевна. ''Охрана растительного мира на Северо-Западном Кавказе''. Krasnodar: Краснодарское книжное издательство, 1989.		*Алтухов Михаил Данилович, Литвинская Светлана Анатольевна. ''Охрана растительного мира на Северо-Западном Кавказе''. Krasnodar: Краснодарское книжное издательство, 1989.
	*Кавказский заповедник. In ''Заповедники СССР. Заповедники Кавказа''. Moscow: Мысль, 1990. P. 69-100. ISBN~~: 5244004328~~		*Кавказский заповедник. In ''Заповедники СССР. Заповедники Кавказа''. Moscow: Мысль, 1990. P. 69-100. {{ISBN\|5-244-00432-8}}

			== External links ==
⚫	{{World Heritage ~~Sites in~~ ~~Russia}}~~
			{{Commons category\|Western Caucasus}}
		⚫	*
			* at
		⚫	*
		⚫	*

			{{World Heritage Sites in Russia\|state=uncollapsed}}

		⚫	]
		⚫	]
			]
		⚫	]
			]
			]
	]		]
⚫	]
	]		]
	]		]
⚫	]
⚫	]

	]
	]
	]

Latest revision as of 22:05, 14 December 2024

Western region of the Caucasus in Southern Russia

Western Caucasus
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location	Krasnodar Region, Russia
Criteria	Natural: (ix), (x)
Reference	900
Inscription	1999 (23rd Session)
Area	298,903 ha (738,610 acres)
Coordinates	44°N 40°E / 44°N 40°E / 44; 40
Western Caucasus within RussiaShow map of Krasnodar KraiWestern Caucasus (European Russia)Show map of European Russia

The Western Caucasus is a western region of the North Caucasus in Southern Russia, extending from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus.

World Heritage Site

The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site (named Western Caucasus), comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains. UNESCO specialists say that it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact and has large areas of undisturbed mountain forest. Its habitats are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from lowlands to glaciers. It is situated 50 km north of the resort of Sochi. The site includes the whole Caucasus Nature Reserve with the exception of the Khosta Yew-Box Grove and includin the whole Lago-Naki plateau.

Biosphere Reserve

The Western Caucasus also contains the Caucasus Nature Reserve (IUCN management category Ia ) set up by the Soviet government in Krasnodar Krai, Adygea and Karachay–Cherkessia in 1924 to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana), thought to be the tallest trees in Europe, and a unique forest formed by English yew (Taxus baccata) and European box (Buxus sempervirens) within the city of Sochi.

About a third of its high mountain species of plants are recognized as endemic. The area also includes the Sochi National Park (IUCN management category II) with a Persian leopard reintroduction centre.

The Western Caucasus is also the place of origin and of reintroduction of the Caucasian wisent. The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in 1927. Wisents partly interbred with American bison were reintroduced several decades later.

Gallery

Lake Ritsa.
Acheshbok massif.
Khodz river headwaters.
Early dawn in Khodz river canyon.
Tkhach mountain in clouds.
Acheshbok mountain in clouds.
Southern slopes of Acheshbok.

References

Decision 23 COM VIII.A.1 Western Caucasus (Russian Federation), UNESCO
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve profile at UNESCO website

External links

v t e World Heritage Sites in Russia by federal district
Central	Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye Kremlin and Red Square Novodevichy Convent Trinity Sergius Lavra White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Historic Centre of Yaroslavl
Far Eastern	Central Sikhote-Alin Lake Baikal Landscapes of Dauria Lena Pillars Volcanoes of Kamchatka Wrangel Island
North Caucasian	Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Naryn-Kala
Northwestern	Curonian Spit Ferapontov Monastery Kizhi Pogost Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea Virgin Komi Forests Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Surroundings Peterhof Palace Solovetsky Islands Struve Geodetic Arc Kenozero
Siberian	Golden Mountains of Altai Lake Baikal Putorana Plateau Uvs Nuur Basin
Southern	Western Caucasus
Volga	Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of Sviyazhsk Bolghar Kazan Kremlin Astronomical Observatory of Kazan University
Shared with Mongolia Shared with Lithuania Shared with nine other countries

Categories: