Republic (peak)

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Republic (Azerbaijani: Cümhuriyyət) is a high peak in Gusar District of Azerbaijan. It is part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, with a summit elevation of 12,270 feet (3, 740 m) above sea level. The peak was named Republic and a monument was built on the peak dedicated to 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 28 May. A road to the mountain peak was opened on 3 May, while the first climb occurred on 28 May, 2018. The project was part of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's "Year of the Republic" order.

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