…The region in southeastern Europe, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, and centered on the Caucasus Mountains, which served as the border between Asia and Europe. Greek name Kaukasos, English name Caucasus. From the Manich Depression in the north to the border with Iran and Turkey in the south, the area is about 440,000 km2, and it is divided into two parts, the North Caucasus (also called the Forward Caucasus) to the north of the Great Caucasus Mountains and the Transcaucasia (South Caucasus, Trans-Caucasus) to the south. The North Caucasus belongs to the Russian Federation and consists of the republics of Dagestan, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, and Ingushetia, Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai (including the Adygei Republic), and Stavropol Krai (including the Karachay-Cherkess Republic), while the Transcaucasia consists of the three republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. … *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kingdom of Egrisy" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ヨーロッパ南東部,黒海とカスピ海に挟まれ,アジアとヨーロッパの境とされたカフカス山脈を中心とする地域。ギリシア語名カウカソスKaukasos,英語名コーカサスCaucasus。北のマニチ低地から南のイラン,トルコとの国境まで,面積は約44万km2,大カフカス山脈の北の北カフカス(前方カフカスとも呼ぶ)と南側のザカフカス(南カフカス,外カフカス)に二分される。北カフカスはロシア連邦に属して,ダゲスタン,北オセティア,カバルディノ・バルカル,チェチェン,イングーシの各共和国,ロストフ州,クラスノダル地方(アディゲイ共和国を含む),スタブロポリ地方(カラチャイ・チェルケス共和国を含む)からなり,ザカフカスはアルメニア,アゼルバイジャン,グルジアの3共和国からなる。… ※「エグリシー王国」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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