Why are white people called Caucasian?

<h3>Why are white people called Caucasian?</h3>

Doesnt caucasian come from caucacus which is a mountain range in northern turkey, armenia, azerbaijan. So why are white people called Caucasian. Ive been wanting to know this for a while.


<strong>Azerbaijan best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Zosienka</i><br/>well, most people from turkey, armenia, and azerbaijan i know consider themselves white, but i always wondered the same thing... perhaps it means "from the northwest of the caucasus" i really dont know</p>
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our trip to Azerbaijan 2006

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