Shota Rustaveli (officially known as the Shota Rustaveli Peak) (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველის მწვერვალი) is a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, straddling the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 4,960 meters (16,270 feet).^[2] Shota Rustaveli is generally considered to be the 9th highest peak of the Caucasus. The slopes of the mountain are glaciated and some of the glaciers descend well into the adjacent valleys. Its name comes from famous Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.

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Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak.
Highest point
Elevation	4,960 m (16,270 ft)
Prominence	40 m (130 ft)
Isolation	0.47 km (0.29 mi)
Coordinates	43°00′31″N 43°04′26″E
Geography
Shota Rustaveli Peak Location of Shota Rustaveli Peak within the Caucasus mountains Show map of Caucasus mountains Shota Rustaveli Peak Shota Rustaveli Peak (Kabardino-Balkaria) Show map of Kabardino-Balkaria Shota Rustaveli Peak Shota Rustaveli Peak (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) Show map of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Countries	Georgia and Kabardino-Balkaria
Parent range	Caucasus mountains
Climbing
First ascent	A. Lapetin, 1983[1]

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