Egrisi

(also Mingrelian), a mountain range in the Greater Caucasus, in the Georgian SSR. The Egrisi Range is parallel to the Glavnyi, or Vodorazdel’nyi, Range and extends from the Inguri River to the Tskhenistskali River. It reaches a maximum elevation of 3,173 m at Mount Tsekuri. Forests of broad-leaved trees, such as oak and beech, grow on the slopes of the range. Sub-alpine and alpine meadows are found above 2,000 m.