Which countries contain parts of 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, a mountainous area situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, is occupied by four countries:1

Russia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia

The region encompasses both the mountain ranges themselves and the surrounding lands, extending from the Kuma-Manych Depression in the north to the borders of Turkey and Iran in the south.1