Abaskun region
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The Abaskun region was a historical area along the southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea, known in medieval Persian and Islamic sources as a coastal and trading zone near the city of Abaskun.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | coastal and trading zone near the city of Abaskun ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
caravan trade connections
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ seaborne trade ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Abaskun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | access to Caspian maritime routes ⓘ |
| hasTopography | low-lying coastal plains ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter | city of Abaskun ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer an administrative unit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal trade
ⓘ
maritime commerce on the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| knownIn |
medieval Islamic geographical literature
ⓘ
medieval Persian sources ⓘ |
| locatedIn | south-eastern Caspian littoral ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | medieval geographers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abaskun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caspian Sea coastal regions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical Caspian trade network ⓘ |
| regionType |
coastal region
ⓘ
maritime region ⓘ |
| usedAs |
port region
ⓘ
trading zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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