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Caspian Sea
| Other ancient authors were also using such names as Alban (in
association with the Albanian ethnic name), Stormy and Hirkan names of
the sea. Ancient Russian manuscript sources named Caspian Sea as Goy
(that means Blue in Mongolian-Turk languages), Kharezm (in association
with the Kharezm power located within the area extended from Amu-Darya
River lower intercourse up to the Caspian Sea, Khvalin, Darband etc.
People that had dwelt around Caspian Sea called it with different names,
for example: the Russians - Khvalin, the Tartars - Agh Daniz (White
Sea), the Turk people - Kichik Daniz (Small Sea), the Chinese people -
Si Hay, and the New west Sea. Venice Ambassador to Iran (1474-1477) A.
Kontarini named it as Baku Sea. The Russians used to call the sea
Caspian since the 16th century. Other countries around the Caspian Sea
called this basin as follows: Caspian (Khazar) in Azerbaijan, (Khazar
-Turk speaking people that dwelt within the northwest coastal areas
during V-X centuries), Mazandaran - in Iran, as well as Caspian - in
Kazakhstan and Turkmanistan. All in all, over 70 names were given to the
Caspian Sea by various people who dwelt around the basin in various
times.
Source: http://www.azerbaijan.az | |
| Category: NATURE | Added by: shamsi_84 (10.05.2011) | |
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