Gagra Range

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Gagra Range
View of Gagra mountains.
Highest point
Peak	Mount Agepsta
Elevation	3,357 m (11,014 ft)
Dimensions
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Geography
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Country	Georgia
Region	Abkhazia[note 1]
Range coordinates	43°29′54″N 40°12′50″E / 43.49833°N 40.21389°E / 43.49833; 40.21389
Parent range	Caucasus Mountains

Gagra Range (/ˈɡæɡrə, ˈɡɑː-/; Abkhaz: Гагратәи ахықә, romanized: Gagratei ahykә, Georgian: გაგრის ქედი, romanized: gagris kedi; Russian: Гагрский хребет, romanized: Gagrskij hrebet) is a mountain range of the Greater Caucasus in Abkhazia^{[note 1]}, Georgia.The range runs between the valleys of the Bzyb and Psou rivers to the south of the Caucasus Major, in a general North-South direction. The highest elevation is 3,357 m (Mount Agepsta).

The Gagra Range approaches the Black Sea close to the city of Gagra and plays an important role in moderating the climate of that resort by blocking cold, continental winds from the north and east.

The range is mostly made up of limestone, with pronounced karst topography and is characterized by many deep canyons created by rivers. The deepest cave in the world, the Veryovkina Cave, is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range.

A highway to Lake Ritsa runs by the range, along the Bzyb, Iupshara and Gega rivers.
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