Karabakh Plateau

Short description: Volcanic plateau of the Lesser Caucasus

The Karabakh Plateau or Syunik Plateau (Armenian: Սյունիքի բարձրավանդակ, romanized: Syuniki bardzravandak, Azerbaijani: Qarabağ yaylası) is a volcanic plateau of the Lesser Caucasus, in Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the most eastern point of Armenian Highlands. It extends from the south of the Murovdag/Mrav range towards the East Sevan Range. (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia locates the plateau (Карабахское нагорье) between the Zangezur Mountains and the Karabakh Range.[1]) The Hakari river (Akera, Akari, left tributary of the Aras) separates it form the Karabakh Range. The highest point is Dəlidağ (3616 m). It features a number of extinct volcanoes, the highest being Qızılboğaz (3581 m).

## References

1. ↑ "Карабахское нагорье" (in ru). http://bse.sci-lib.com/article058870.html.

[ ⚑ ]  39°35′02″N 46°10′34″E﻿ / ﻿39.5840°N 46.1761°E﻿ / 39.5840; 46.1761

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