{{Short description|Mountain range in the southwestern Caucasus Mountains, Georgia}} {{Infobox mountain | image= საწალიკე.jpg | image_caption= mount Satsalike | highest= Lebeuris mta | elevation_m= 2,862.7 | elevation_ref= | prominence_m= 1095 | prominence_ref= <ref>https://worldribus.org/caucasus-mountains/</ref> | listing= Ribu | coordinates= | coordinates_ref= | country=Georgia | parent= Caucasus Mountains | borders_on= Greater Caucasus | length_km= 107 | length_orientation= | width_km= 25 | width_orientation= | map= Georgia | map_caption= | range_coordinates= {{coord|42|27|36|N|43|39|07|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates_ref= | geology= Mesozoic | orogeny= }} '''Racha Range''' ({{lang-ka|რაჭის ქედი}}) is a longitudinal mountain range in Georgia, a southern part of the Caucasus Mountains. Administratively, the Racha Range is located in Ambrolauri, Oni, Sachkhere and Tkibuli Municipalities.<ref>Orthographic dictionary of geographic names of Georgian, p. 140, Tbilisi, 2009</ref>
It extends from the mountain Zekara (3828 m) to Rioni river left side.<ref name="LIM">Levan Maruashvili. Physical Geography of Georgia (in georgian), Tbilisi, 1964., pp. 160–161</ref> The length of the ridge is 107 km and width is about 25 km. The highest point of the Racha Range is 2,862.7 metres high mount Lebeuris mta. Other notable peaks include Daghverila (2726 m), Potskhvrevi (2,402.3 m), Khikhata (2239,2 m), Satsalike (1996 m), Veltkevi (1,927.1 m), Garjila (1829 m), Nakerala (1570 m). Multiple passes throughout the range: Leta Pass (3001 m), Khikhata pass (2030 m), Ertso pass (1790 m), Nakerala pass (1218 m) and other.<ref name="RG">Ramin Gobejishvili. Relief of Georgia (in georgian), Publishing house “Universali”. 2011, pp. 100–104</ref> Its eastern part composed mainly jurassic slates and porphyritic series, and west side cretaceous limestone.<ref>Levan Maruashvili. Geomorphology of Georgia (in russian), “Metsniereba”, Tbilisi. 1971. p. 111</ref>
Its north side located Shaori karst depression. Racha Range has glacial and karst landform, including cirque, sinkhole and polje. It is mostly covered by broad-leaved forests, beech forest, hardwood forests. Highest part has alpine and subalpine landscapes.<ref name="LIM" />
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