The Georgian Military Road (Georgian: საქართველოს სამხედრო გზა, Russian: Военно-Грузинская дорога, Ossetic: Арвыкомы фæндаг ) is the historic name for a major route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia. Alternative routes across the mountains include the Ossetian Military Road and the Transkam.
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