Likhi Range (tr) or Surami Range (tr) is a mountain range in Georgia, a part of the Caucasus Mountains. It connects the Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus ranges and belongs to the Dzirulula denudative Plateau. It is Drainage divide of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea seas basins and divides the country climatically and Geomorphology.
The highest point in the range is the Ribisa mountain, at above sea level. The lowest and most important mountain pass is the Surami Pass at an elevation of which links eastern and western Georgia. A railroad (in the tunnel) runs through the pass, as well as the Zestaponi-Khashuri highway. A southern portion of the Likhi range was historically known as Ghado.
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