Caspian Sea

Summary

Caspian Sea is an endorheic lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of endorheic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,497 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Caspian Sea is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Caspian Sea is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Caspian Sea is in the country of Kazakhstan^[5].
• Caspian Sea is in the country of Azerbaijan^[6].
• Caspian Sea is in the country of Turkmenistan^[7].
• Caspian Sea is in the country of Russian Empire^[8].
• Caspian Sea's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake^[9].
• Caspian Sea's instance of is recorded as salt lake^[10].
• Caspian Sea's instance of is recorded as lake^[11].
• Caspian Sea's instance of is recorded as sea^[12].
• Kassites is named after Caspian Sea^[13].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Astarachay^[14].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Atrek River^[15].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Volga^[16].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Gorganrud^[17].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Kuma^[18].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Kura^[19].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Qusar River^[20].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Rubas (river)^[21].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Samur^[22].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Sefid Rud^[23].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Sulak^[24].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Terek^[25].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Ulluchay^[26].
• Caspian Sea's inflows is recorded as Ural River^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Iran^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Iran^[29], founded in 1979^[30]; Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1991^[33]; Kazakhstan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Kazakhstan^[35], founded in 1991^[36]; Azerbaijan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Azerbaijan^[38], founded in 1991^[39]; Turkmenistan^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Turkmenistan^[41], founded in 1991^[42]; and Russian Empire^[8], an empire^[43], in Russian Empire^[44], founded in 1721^[45]. Caspian Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea Area^[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake^[9], salt lake^[10], lake^[11], and sea^[12].

History and Context

Kassites is named after Caspian Sea^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Caspian Sea include Caspian^[47], a language family^[48]; R22 Federal Highway^[49], a controlled-access highway^[50], in Russia^[51], founded in 1957^[52]; and Caspian race^[53], a race^[54].

Why It Matters

Caspian Sea ranks in the top 5% of endorheic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,497 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for it include Caspian^[47], a language family^[48]; R22 Federal Highway^[49], a controlled-access highway^[50], in Russia^[51], founded in 1957^[52]; and Caspian race^[53], a race^[54].