Caspian Sea region
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The Caspian Sea region is a vast transcontinental area surrounding the world’s largest inland body of water, encompassing parts of Eastern Europe and Western and Central Asia and characterized by significant energy resources and diverse climates and landscapes.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caspian Sea region canonical | 21 |
| Caspian Sea basin | 20 |
| Caspian Sea coast | 3 |
| Caspian littoral | 3 |
| Caspian region | 3 |
| Caspian Lowland | 2 |
| Caspian Sea area | 1 |
| Caspian Sea coastal region of Iran | 1 |
| Caspian Sea littoral | 1 |
| Caspian Sea watershed | 1 |
| Caspian coastal lowlands | 1 |
| Caspian coastline | 1 |
| Caspian littoral region of Iran | 1 |
| Northern Caspian region | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
transcontinental region ⓘ |
| biodiversityFeature | endemic Caspian species ⓘ |
| borders | Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| climateType |
continental climate
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ humid subtropical climate ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Absheron Peninsula
ⓘ
Caspian Depression ⓘ Caucasus region ⓘ Elburz Mountains ⓘ Karakum Desert ⓘ Kura River floodplain ⓘ
surface form:
Kura River delta
Mangyshlak Peninsula ⓘ Talysh Mountains ⓘ Ural River delta ⓘ Volga Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Volga River delta
|
| disputedAspect | legal status of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
decline of sturgeon populations
ⓘ
pollution from oil extraction ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineCountry |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Russia ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ pipeline transport ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
coastal plains
ⓘ
desert ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ steppe ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
fisheries
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ petroleum ⓘ salt ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
territory of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
territory of Iran ⓘ territory of Kazakhstan ⓘ territory of Russia ⓘ territory of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large hydrocarbon reserves
ⓘ
offshore gas fields ⓘ offshore oil fields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Eurasia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Western Asia
|
| partOf |
Post-Soviet states
ⓘ
surface form:
post-Soviet space
|
| strategicImportance |
energy transit corridor
ⓘ
regional security zone ⓘ |
| surrounds | Caspian Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
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Caspian Sea watershed
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
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Caspian Sea basin
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Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea coastal region of Iran
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian region
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Northern Caspian region
this entity surface form:
Caspian Lowland
this entity surface form:
Caspian Lowland
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea basin
this entity surface form:
Caspian littoral
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea coast
this entity surface form:
Caspian coastal lowlands
this entity surface form:
Caspian littoral region of Iran
this entity surface form:
Caspian Sea littoral
this entity surface form:
Caspian littoral
this entity surface form:
Caspian region
this entity surface form:
Caspian region
this entity surface form:
Caspian coastline