South Caucasus, also referred to as Transcaucasia or Transcaucasus, is the southern portion of the
Caucasus region between
Europe and
Asia, extending from the
Greater Caucasus to the
Turkish and
Iranian borders, between the
Black and
Caspian Seas. The area includes the
Colchis Lowland,
Kura Lowland,
Talysh Mountains,
Lenkoran Lowland,
Caucasus Minor, and
Javakheti-Armenian Uplands. All of
Armenia is in Transcaucasia; the majority of
Georgia and
Azerbaijan, including the exclave of
Naxçivan, fall within this area. The countries of the region are producers of
oil,
manganese ore,
tea,
citrus fruits, and
wine.
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