Kachu Pass

Kachu Pass is a mountain saddle in and has an elevation of 3,552 metres. Kachu Pass is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,552 metres
  • Description: pass on the border of Georgia and Russia
  • Also known as: “Kachu”, “Koch’us Ugheltekhili”, “Pereval Kachu”, and “Ugheltekhili K’ach’u”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Сандухой and Tusheti.

Locality
Photo: Takhirgeran Umar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Photo: Paata Vardanashvili, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic region in northeast . A mountainous area, it is home to the National Park. By the conventional definition of the Europe-Asia boundary as following the watershed of the , is geographically a European part of Georgia.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 10 km northwest of Kachu Pass.

Kachu Pass

Latitude
42.54003° or 42° 32′ 24″ north
Longitude
45.53426° or 45° 32′ 3″ east
Elevation
3,552 metres (11,654 feet)
Open location code
8HJ7GGRM+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6959238348
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
824919
Wiki­data ID
Q12870137
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kachu Pass” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kachus Ugheltekhili”
  • Georgian: “კაჩუს უღელტეხილი”
  • Georgian: “ქაჩუს უღელტეხილი”
  • Russian: “Качу”
  • Russian: “Перевал Качу”
  • Swedish: “Katju”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Сандухой and Dakiurta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gora Kachu and Китерчия.

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