Category: Borders

Samur checkpoint between Azerbaijan and Dagestan in Russia, with the entrance marked by a stone arch.

How to cross the border between Russia & Azerbaijan in 2026

Crossing the Russia-Azerbaijan land border remains one of the most confusing border situations in the Caucasus. Located between southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan, the Samur border crossing is technically operational,…

Trucks waiting at the mountains pass of the Kazbegi and Verkhny Lars border crossing between Russia and Georgia in the Caucasus

Crossing the border between Russia & Georgia

Crossing the Verkhny Lars – Kazbegi border remains the only official land border crossing between Russia and Georgia. Located on the famous Georgian Military Road, following the Terek River, this…