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Putting them in a group does not mean that they are allies of each other - or their neighbours. The region contains three heavily disputed regions in theory parts of one or more of the countries – [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]] in [[Georgia]], and [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] in [[Azerbaijan]]. Several wars have been waged in this region, including the 2008 South Ossetia war, Ossetian-Georgian conflict, and the Nagorno-Karabakh war between [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. | Putting them in a group does not mean that they are allies of each other - or their neighbours. The region contains three heavily disputed regions in theory parts of one or more of the countries – [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]] in [[Georgia]], and [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] in [[Azerbaijan]]. Several wars have been waged in this region, including the 2008 South Ossetia war, Ossetian-Georgian conflict, and the Nagorno-Karabakh war between [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 26 August 2009
Transcaucasia - also called Transcaucasus and South Caucasus - is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia.
In theory, "Trans" implies that this region is the are beyond the Caucasus mountains - when one takes a Eurocentric view - but this is rather pedantic. The name is a convenient one for the grouping of the three former Soviet Union countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Putting them in a group does not mean that they are allies of each other - or their neighbours. The region contains three heavily disputed regions in theory parts of one or more of the countries – Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Several wars have been waged in this region, including the 2008 South Ossetia war, Ossetian-Georgian conflict, and the Nagorno-Karabakh war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
See also Category:Transcaucasian countries.