Caspian Sea
largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia
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Key Facts
- Country: Iran[3], Russia[4], Kazakhstan[5], Azerbaijan[6], Turkmenistan[7], Russian Empire[8], Soviet Union[9]
- Instance of: salt lake[10], lake[11], sea[12]
- Named after: Kassites[13]
- Inflows: Astarachay[14], Atrek River[15], Volga[16], Gorganrud[17], Kuma[18], Kura[19], Qusar River[20], Rubas (river)[21], Samur[22], Sefid Rud[23], Sulak[24], Terek[25], Ulluchay[26], Ural River[27]
- Basin country: Russia[28], Kazakhstan[29], Turkmenistan[30], Iran[31], Azerbaijan[32]
- Part of: Mediterranean Sea Area[33]
- Commons category: Caspian Sea[34]
- Located in/on physical feature: Aral–Caspian Depression[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caspian Sea[36]
- Commons gallery: Caspium[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Caspian Sea include Caspian[38], a language family[39]; R22 Federal Highway[40], a controlled-access highway[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1957[43]; and Caspian race[44], a race[45].
Why It Matters
Caspian Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Caspian[38], a language family[39]; R22 Federal Highway[40], a controlled-access highway[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1957[43]; and Caspian race[44], a race[45].