Verkhni Lars

Verkhny Lars (Russian: Верхний Ларс, Verkhny Lars) is a border crossing and former village in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the Georgian Military Road near the border with Georgia.[1] It lies in the Terek River valley at the northern foot of the Greater Caucasus.[2] It is the only border crossing between Russia and Georgia that does not cross through either South Ossetia or Abkhazia.[3] The Verkhny Lars border crossing is located near the village, approximately 30 km south of Vladikavkaz, and forms part of the road connection between Russia and Georgia.[1][4] The Georgian Military Road continues south through the Darial Gorge toward Stepantsminda and Tbilisi.[2] The crossing is an important road link between Russia and Georgia.[1]

The crossing was closed by Russian authorities between 2006 and 2010, who claimed that the crossing was undergoing "extensive reconstruction". Relations between Russia and Georgia were severed due to the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. In late 2009, the two countries reached an agreement to reopen the crossing, partly due to pressure from neighboring Armenia, which required the crossing in order to have access to Russia.[5][3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Общее количество полос движения для транспорта в пункте пропуска Верхний Ларс на границе с Грузией увеличилось до 39" [The total number of staging lanes at the Verkhny Lars border crossing on the border with Georgia has increased to 39] (in Russian). Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Darial Gorge". Georgian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bos, Stefan (24 December 2009). "Georgia, Russia to Re-open Border". Voice of America. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Movement of passenger cars and buses through the Verkhny Lars border crossing point is permitted". Russian Federal Customs Service. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Russia-Georgia crossing reopens". BBC News. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Signals Readiness To Discuss Opening Border Crossing With Russia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
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