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Kabardino-Balkaria, from the outside in
A republic at the foot of the highest mountain in Europe.
- The highest mountain in Europe is in this republicElbrus rises to 5,642 metres above Kabardino-Balkaria, and the Baksan valley below it is the route everyone uses.
- One valley carries the road, the river and the peopleThe Baksan runs from the glaciers down past the villages that supply the mountain, and it is the republic's spine.
- A waterfall in a gorge narrow enough to touch both sidesThe Chegem falls drop through a limestone gorge that the road runs directly inside.
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