Dzau district
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Dzau district is a district in South Ossetia
. Dzau district is situated in the territory Oni district
and Java district of Georgia
.
The district is located Roki tunnel
, Mamison Pass
, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road
and the lake Ertso area of 0.41 km².
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
. Dzau district is situated in the territory Oni district
Oni District
Oni is a district of Georgia, in the region of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti. Its main town is Oni.Population: 9,277 Area: 1,712 km²- External links :* , Statoids.com...
and Java district of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
The district is located Roki tunnel
Roki Tunnel
The Roki Tunnel is a mountain tunnel of the Transkam road through the Greater Caucasus Mountains, north of the village Upper Roka. It is the only road joining North Ossetia-Alania in the Russian Federation into South Ossetia, a breakaway republic of Georgia...
, Mamison Pass
Mamison Pass
Mamison Pass is a high mountainous pass in the central Greater Caucasus crest, on the Georgia-Russia border. It is crossed by the Ossetian Military Road, a highway that links Kutaisi, Georgia, with Alagir, Russian Federation. Its peak is 2,911 m....
, Transcaucasian Highway, Ossetian Military Road
Ossetian Military Road
The Ossetian Military Road was constructed, between 1854 and 1889, by Imperial Russian authorities in the Caucasus. The road runs through the Rioni and Ardon river valleys and links Kutaisi, Georgia with Alagir, Russian Federation, crossing the Greater Caucasus crest through the Mamison Pass...
and the lake Ertso area of 0.41 km².