Artsakh Mountains

Mountains

Artsakh mountains or Karabagh mountain range is located in the northeast of the Armenian Highland and stretches from Tartar to the Arax Valley. The highest point of the Artsakh mountain range is Mount Kusanats (2832 m). High peaks are also the Mets Kirs (2724 m) and Dizapayt (2478 m). The uppermost part of the range is rocky in the north, gradually lowering to the Arax valley with a few mountain ranges in the south.

The western slopes are short, dry and eroded, with karstic, landslide effects. The Azokh cave is known for its Neanderthal fossil remains. The vegetation in the lower zone is represented by phrygans, shibliaks and steppes. Medium elevations, especially on the eastern slopes, are covered by oak, beech and hornbeam forests, which alternate in the south with dry sparse forests, sub-alpine and alpine meadows above 2100 - 2300 m.

Photo By: Mihran Mkrtchyan & Artur Martirosyan

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