Mount Kirs
Mount Kirs (Azerbaijani: Böyük Kirs Dağı; Armenian: Մեծ Քիրս Լեռ, romanized: Mets K'irs Lerr) is the highest peak in the Karabakh Range of the Lesser Caucasus in Azerbaijan at an altitude of 2,725 metres. Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, it was the highest mountain of the breakaway Republic of Arstakh.[1][2] It forms the border between the Khojavend and Shusha districts of Azerbaijan.
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| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°38′51″N 46°44′45″E |
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  Mount Kirs Location of the mountain  Mount Kirs Mount Kirs (Azerbaijan) | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
Gallery
Mount Kirs as seen from the Shusha District during winter.
Mount Kirs as seen from the city of Shusha
Mount Kirs as seen from a road
References
- "World atlas". Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
- "Wikiloc". Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
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