Darial Gorge
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The Darial Gorge is a river gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, south of present-day Vladikavkaz. The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is ap
Darial Gorge near Georgia–Russia border.
The pass in Luigi Villari's book Fire and Sword in the Caucasus (1906).
Georgian Orthodox Church of the Archangel in the Dariali Gorge near border with Russia.
Georgian Military Road
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The Georgian Military Road or Georgian Military Highway is the historic name for a major route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia. Alternative routes across the mountains include the Ossetian
Darial Gorge
…is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long. The steep granite walls of the gorge can be as much as 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) tall in some places. The Georgian Military Road runs through the gorge. The name Darial originates from Dar-i Alān (در الان) meaning "Gate of the Alans" in Persian. The Alans held the lands north of…
Traveling northbound along the Georgian Military Road.
The road is featured in several famous novels, notably A Hero of Our Time and Twelve Chairs.
The highest part of Georgian Military Road at the Jvari (Krestovy) Pass. The photo is taken in the month of May