Mount Boyuk Kirs (Azerbaijani: Böyük Kirs dağı — Mount Big Kirs) is one of the highest peaks in the Karabakh Range of the Lesser Caucasus in Azerbaijan at an altitude of 2,725 metres above sea level.[1] Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, it was the highest mountain of the breakaway Republic of Arstakh.[2][3] It forms the border between the Khojavend and Shusha districts of Azerbaijan. The mountain is formed by volcanic rocks dating to the Middle Jurassic.[4]
| Boyuk Kirs | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°38′51″N 46°44′45″E / 39.64750°N 46.74583°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Böyük Kirs dağı (Azerbaijani) |
| Geography | |
  Boyuk Kirs Location of the mountain  Boyuk Kirs Boyuk Kirs (Azerbaijan) | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
Toponymy
The mount is named so as to distinguish it from the oronym Kichik Kirs. Kirs is used as a toponymic term meaning "swollen hill, steep mountain".[1]
Geology
The mount is part of the geological Lachyn subzone, which is a narrow Jurassic rock with some Albian-Cenomanian transgressive mantle, over 70 km long, and 2-8 km wide. The subzone is traced from the interfluve of the Pichanis and the Shalva in the northeast, to the left bank of the Araz in the southeast.[5]
Gallery
Mount Boyuk Kirs as seen from the Shusha District during winter.
Mount Boyuk Kirs as seen from the city of Shusha
Mount Boyuk Kirs as seen from a road
