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This article is about the geographic region in Eurasia. For other uses, see Caucasus (disambiguation) and Caucasia (disambiguation). Caucasus Topography of the Caucasus Countries [1] Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Russia Partially recognized countries   Abkhazia Artsakh South Ossetia Autonomous republics and federal regions   Russia   Adygea   Chechnya   Dagestan   Ingushetia   Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia   Krasnodar Krai North Ossetia-Alania   Stavropol Krai   Georgia   Adjara Abkhazia (since 2008, in exile)   Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Demonym Caucasian Time Zones UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+03:30, UTC+4:00, UTC+04:30 The Caucasus / ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s / or Caucasia / k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə / is a region located at the border of Europe and Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. [1] A less common definition includes also portions of northwestern Iran and northeastern Turkey. [1] [2] [3] It is home to the Cauc...