Caspian
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Caspian can refer to:

"Caspian" comes from the word "Gazvin" (قزوین) which is the name of a city in north of Iran and one of the nearest cities to the Caspian sea.
  • The Caspian Sea
    Caspian Sea
    The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...

  • The Caspian Depression
    Caspian Depression
    Caspian Depression or Pricaspian/Peri-Caspian Depression/Lowland is a low-lying flatland region encompassing the northern part of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed body of water on Earth. It is the larger northern part of the wider Aral-Caspian Depression around the Aral and Caspian seas.The...

    , surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea
  • The Caspians
    Caspians
    Caspians is the English version of a Greek ethnonym mentioned twice by Herodotus among the satrapies of Darius and applied by Strabo to the ancient people dwelling along the southern and southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, in the region which was called Caspiane after them...

    , the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea
  • Caspian languages
    Caspian languages
    Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea.Caspian languages include:* Deilami* Gilaki * Mazanderani * Shahmirzadi-External links:*...

    , collection of languages and dialects of Caspian people
  • Caspian Airlines
    Caspian Airlines
    Caspian Airlines is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.-History:The airline was...

    , an airline based in Tehran, Iran
  • Caspian Sea Monster, the name applied by U.S. intelligence to large Soviet wing-in-ground effect vehicles based in the Caspian Sea


Related animals
  • Caspian Gull
    Caspian Gull
    Caspian Gull is a name applied to the gull taxon Larus cachinnans, a member of the Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull complex.- Description :...

  • Caspian Pony
    Caspian pony
    The Caspian is a small horse breed native to Northern Iran. Although its original height probably ranged between 9 and 11.2 hands high, it is termed a horse rather than a pony because, size apart, it has much in common with horses...

  • Caspian Seal
    Caspian Seal
    Caspian seals , one of the smallest members of the earless seal family, are unique in that they are found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea. They can be found not only along the shorelines, but also on the many rocky islands and floating blocks of ice that dot the Caspian Sea...

  • Caspian Tern
    Caspian Tern
    The Caspian Tern is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either...

  • Caspian Tiger
    Caspian Tiger
    The Caspian tiger, also known as the Turan tiger and Hyrcanian tiger, is an extinct tiger subspecies that has been recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and used to inhabit the sparse forest habitats and riverine corridors west and south of the Caspian Sea, from Turkey, Iran and west through...


In fiction

  • Prince Caspian
    Prince Caspian
    Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, written in late 1949 and first published in 1951. It is the second-published book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, although in the overall chronological sequence it comes fourth.-Plot summary:While standing on a...

    , a book in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
    • Caspian X
      Caspian X
      Caspian X, King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and Emperor of The Lone Islands, also called Caspian the Seafarer and Caspian the Navigator, is a fictional character in The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. He is featured in three books in the series: Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn...

      , "Prince Caspian", a prince of the Telmarines
    • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published, fourth chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media, following The...

      , a film based on the novel by C.S Lewis
  • Caspian (Highlander)
    Caspian (Highlander)
    Caspian is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Marcus Testory. Caspian represents famine, as one of the Four Horsemen.-Bronze Age:...

    , a fictional character on Highlander: The Series

Other uses

  • CASPIAN
    CASPIAN
    Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering is a USA grass-roots consumer group dedicated to fighting supermarket "loyalty" or frequent shopper cards. CASPIAN's efforts are directed at educating consumers, condemning marketing strategies that invade shoppers' privacy, and...

    , or Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering, a grass-roots consumer organization
  • Caspian (band)
    Caspian (band)
    Caspian is an instrumental post-rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts. Since 2003 Caspian have released 2 full-length albums, an EP and a split 7".-Early History 2003-2004:...

    , an instrumental post-rock band
  • Caspian, Michigan
    Caspian, Michigan
    Caspian is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...

    , a small city in the United States
  • Caspian, a Canadian hip hop artist
  • Caspian Arms, a custom firearms manufacturer
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