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House of Ascania The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt. The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schlo ...
, a German noble family who ruled the Duchy of Anhalt in Saxony and other territories, including Saxony and Brandenburg * , an island in the Cyclades near Santorini *
Lake Ascania A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the World Ocean, oce ...
by Nicaea, now known as Lake İznik in Bursa Province, Turkey *
Askania-Nova Askania-Nova ( uk, Асканія-Нова) is a Ukrainian nature reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands and active member of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. It is also a resea ...
, a biosphere reserve in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine * RMS ''Ascania'' (1911), originally laid down as the ''Gerona'' for the Thomson Line in 1911, wrecked off Newfoundland on 13 June 1918 * RMS ''Ascania'' (1923), a Cunard liner that became the armed merchant cruiser HMS ''Ascania'' in World War II. {{disambiguation, ship, geo