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Krasnodar Krai () is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnodar. It had a population of 5,226,647 (2010 Census). The krai is sometimes referred to as Kuban, a term describing a historical region of southern Russia. ==Geography== Krasnodar Krai is located in the southwestern part of the North Caucasus and borders with Rostov Oblast in the northeast, Stavropol Krai in the east, and with the breakaway republic of Abkhazia (claimed by Georgia) in the south.〔Official website of Krasnodar Krai. (General Information About the Region ) 〕 The Republic of Adygea is completely encircled by the krai territory. The krai's Taman Peninsula is washed by the Sea of Azov in the north and the Black Sea in the south.〔Gorshenyov〕 In the west, the Kerch Strait separates the krai from the Crimean Peninsula.〔 At its widest extent, the krai stretches for from north to south and for from east to west.〔 The krai is split into two distinct parts by the Kuban River, which gave its name to this entire geographic region.〔 The southern, seaward part is the western extremity of the Caucasus range, lying within the Crimean Submediterranean forest complex ecoregion;〔WWF. (Central Asia: Southwest Russia and the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea coast )〕 the climate is Mediterranean or, in the southeast, subtropical.〔 The northern part is a steppe zone which shares continental climate patterns.〔 The height of the mountains exceeds , with Mount Tsakhvoa being the highest at .〔 Mount Fisht, at , is the Great Caucasus' westernmost peak with a glacier.〔 The Black Sea coast stretches from the Kerch Strait to Adler and is shielded by Caucasus Mountains from the cold northern winds.〔 Numerous small mountain rivers flow in the coastal areas, often creating picturesque waterfalls.〔 Lake Abrau, located in the wine-making region of Abrau-Dyurso, is the largest lake in the northeastern Caucasus region.〔 Lake Ritsa is considered to be one of the most picturesque lakes in the region and "the diamond of Caucasus"; it is located in an intermountain basin at the height of above sea level.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krasnodar Krai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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