page_title: Orography of Azerbaijan
section_title: Major Caucasus
hierarchical_section_title: Orography of Azerbaijan / Caucasus mountains system / Major Caucasus
caption_attribution_description: English: nature of Azerbaijan, near Guba
context_page_description: Orography of Azerbaijan refers to the rocky, mountainous and elevated terrains in Azerbaijan. The tectonic structure is typical for the orography of the country. The main morphostructural units are the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus, the Gusar plane, the Samur-Devechi lowland, the Kur intermountain trough, the Karabagh volcanic highland, the near and middle Araz Ridges and Talysh Mountains.
context_section_description: The Major Caucasus or Watershed Ridge is not crossed with any river valleys and therefore it is also called Watershed Ridge. Most part of the ridge elevation is over 3000m high, and only in its central part it exceeds 4000m height; which are:
  Bazardüzü - 4466m
  Tufandagh - 4191m,
  Bazaryurd - 4126m
  Beginning from Babadagh peak (located at 3629m, means "Father Mountain") the same ridge elevation gradually goes down and becomes wider. Starting from Dubrar elevation (2205m) Major Caucasus ridge plunges northeastward towards Caspian Sea like expanded fan having been cut by river valleys into separate ridges like Gadi-Kurkachidagh, Aladagh, Kemchi and others.
caption: Mountains of Tingalty near Quba.
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