The Lesser Caucasus range, which runs parallel to the Turkish and Armenian borders, and the Surami and Imereti ranges, which connect the Greater Caucasus and the Lesser Caucasus, create natural barriers that are partly responsible for cultural and linguistic differences among regions.
As montañas do Cáucaso Menor, que corre paralelo ás fronteiras turca e armenia, e as montañas de Surami e Imereti -que conectan o Cáucaso Menor co Gran Cáucaso- crean unha barreira natural que son en parte responsables das diferenzas culturais e lingüísticas entre as rexións.