Ailama

Ailama
Highest point
Elevation	4,547 m (14,918 ft)
Coordinates	42°57′26″N 43°10′47″E / 42.9572°N 43.1796°E / 42.9572; 43.1796Coordinates: 42°57′26″N 43°10′47″E / 42.9572°N 43.1796°E / 42.9572; 43.1796
Geography
Ailama Location on a map of Georgia
Location	Svaneti, Georgia Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Parent range	Caucasus Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1889
Easiest route	basic snow/ice climb

Ailama or Ahlama (Georgian: აილამა, აჰლამა) is a peak in the central part of the Svaneti section of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, located on the border between Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia at the source of the river Koruldashi. The lower slopes are covered with alpine and sub alpine meadows, while the upper slopes have glacial landscapes. There is a mountaineering camp named "Ailama" at the base of the mountain's southern slope.^[1]

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