Tsiv-Gombori Range
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The Tsiv-Gombori or Gombori (გომბორი) is a mountain range
in the Georgian
section of Greater Caucasus
mountains. It is located in the province of Kakheti
, eastern Georgia, and stretches to the distance of 107 km, with the highest mountain being at 1.991 m above sea level.
The Gombori range serves as a watershed, separating the Alazani
and Iori
river valleys, thereby dividing Kakheti into two traditional regions: inner (Shida) and outer (Gare). The slopes of the range are traversed by several smaller river gorges. The Alazani passes through the mountain range affecting the overall climatic conditions in the region. Mariamjvari Nature Reserve is located in the southern side of the range. Both northern and southern slopes are home to pine forests
.
Tsiv-Gombori has been mentioned in media reports as a possible location for the US radar station for anti-ballistic missile
systems which could provide surveillance of activities in Iran and up to the territory of India.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Georgian
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...
section of Greater Caucasus
Greater Caucasus
Greater Caucasus , sometimes translated as "Caucasus Major", "Big Caucasus" or "Large Caucasus") is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains....
mountains. It is located in the province of Kakheti
Kakheti
Kakheti is a historical province in Eastern Georgia inhabited by Kakhetians who speak a local dialect of Georgian. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Russian Federation to the Northeast, Azerbaijan to the Southeast, and...
, eastern Georgia, and stretches to the distance of 107 km, with the highest mountain being at 1.991 m above sea level.
The Gombori range serves as a watershed, separating the Alazani
Alazani
The Alazani is a river that flows through the Caucasus.It is the main tributary of the Kura in eastern Georgia, and flows for 351 km...
and Iori
Iori
- People :*Miyamoto Iori , famed swordsman from the Edo period of Japan*Manuel Iori , Italian footballer who plays for Serie B side Livorno- Characters :*Iori Yagami, an SNK character in the King of Fighters video games...
river valleys, thereby dividing Kakheti into two traditional regions: inner (Shida) and outer (Gare). The slopes of the range are traversed by several smaller river gorges. The Alazani passes through the mountain range affecting the overall climatic conditions in the region. Mariamjvari Nature Reserve is located in the southern side of the range. Both northern and southern slopes are home to pine forests
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
.
Tsiv-Gombori has been mentioned in media reports as a possible location for the US radar station for anti-ballistic missile
Anti-ballistic missile
An anti-ballistic missile is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles .A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" describes any antimissile system designed to counter...
systems which could provide surveillance of activities in Iran and up to the territory of India.