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How large is the Caucasus region?

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Snow-covered peaks and ridges of the Caucasus Mountains in Russia stretch across the landscape under a pale sky. — Caucasus Caucasus Mountains in Russia.

The Caucasus region, which encompasses both the mountain ranges and the surrounding lands of Ciscaucasia and Transcaucasia, covers an area of approximately 170,000 square miles (440,000 square km).1

This region extends from the Kuma-Manych Depression in the north to the borders of Turkey and Iran in the south. Within this area, the Greater Caucasus range itself spans about 750 miles (1,200 km) in length, stretching from the Taman Peninsula on the Black Sea to the Abşeron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea.123