3-598: The Murovdağ or Mrav (anglicized as Murovdagh , listen ; Armenian : Մռավի լեռնաշղթա , romanized : Mr’avi Ler’nashght’a ) is the highest mountain range in the Lesser Caucasus . The range is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) long, and Gamish Mountain is its highest peak at 3,724 metres (12,218 ft). It is made up mainly of Jurassic , Cretaceous and Paleogene rocks. The Murovdağ ridge or Mrav range extends north from Hinaldag Peak through Gamish (or Gomshasar) Mountain. Geographically, it
6-563: Is a continuation of the Sevan mountains to the west. The northeastern slope features a group of scenic lakes, including Göygöl near the northern slope. The Karabakh Plateau extends from the south of Murovdağ/Mrav. Fir and spruce forests are spread as far southeast as the Murovdağ. The summer mountain pastures of Murovdağ/Mrav were traditionally used by Azerbaijani and Armenian shepherds. According to Armenian linguist Hrachia Acharian ,
9-592: The name Mrav derives from the Armenian word mar’ ' darkness, fog ' and means ' foggy ' . Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War , the mountain ridge formed the northern part of the line of contact separating the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh from Azerbaijan. Its southern slopes ran through the Martakert region of Nagorno-Karabakh. In late 1993–early 1994, the ridge
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