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Caspian Oblast
Caspian can refer to: *The Caspian Sea *The Caspian Depression, surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea *The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea *The Caspian languages spoken in northern Iran and southeastern Azerbaijan *The Northeast Caucasian languages, also referred to as 'Caspian languages,' spoken in the Russian Caucasus and northern Azerbaijan In fiction * ''Prince Caspian'', a book in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis ** Caspian X, "Prince Caspian", a prince of the Telmarines ** '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', a film based on the novel by C. S. Lewis *Caspian (Highlander), a fictional character on ''Highlander: The Series'' * Judson Caspian, alter-ego of one of three characters named the Reaper (DC Comics) * Caspian Keyes, a main character in '' Pantheon'' Other uses *Caspian horse, a small horse breed native to Northern Iran *Caspian tiger, a ''Panthera tigris'' population native Northern Iran and Caucasus *Caspian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau. It covers a surface area of (excluding the highly saline lagoon of Garabogazköl to its east), an area approximately equal to that of Japan, with a volume of . It has a salinity of approximately 1.2% (12 g/L), about a third of the salinity of average seawater. It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast. The name of the Caspian Sea is derived from the ancient Iranian peoples, Iranic Caspians, Caspi people. The sea stretches from north to south, with an average width of . Its gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Depression
The Caspian Depression or the Caspian 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 level of the Caspian sea is below sea level, however several areas in the depression are even lower, and among them Karagiye near Aktau is the lowest at . __TOC__ Geography The depression is in the northeastern part of the East European Plain and covers parts of Kazakhstan and Russia. In Kazakhstan it covers parts of Atyrau Region, West Kazakhstan Region, and Mangystau Region. In Russia it covers parts of Dagestan, Kalmykia, Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, and Stavropol Krai. In the north it is bounded by Obshchy Syrt highland; in the West by Volga Upland, Yergeni, and ; in the east by Ustyurt Plateau and Sub-Ural Plateau (a.k.a. Cis-Ural Plateau, Pre-Ural Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspians
The Caspians (, ''Kaspyn''; , ''Káspioi''; Aramaic: ܟܣܦܝ, ''kspy''; , ''Kaspk’''; , ''Caspiani'') were an Iranic people of antiquity who dwelt along the southwestern shores of the Caspian Sea, in the region known as Caspiane. ''Caspian'' is the English version of the Greek ethnonym ''Kaspioi'', mentioned twice by Herodotus among the Achaemenid satrapies of Darius the Great and applied by Strabo. The name is attested in Old Iranian.Rüdiger SchmittCaspians in ''Encyclopedia Iranica''. Accessed on 4 April 2010. The Caspians have generally been regarded as a pre-Indo-European people. They have been identified by Ernst Herzfeld with the Kassites, who spoke a language not identified with any other known language group and whose origins have long been the subject of debate. Onomastic evidence bearing on this point has been discovered in Aramaic papyri from Egypt published by P. Grelot, in which several of the Caspian names that are mentioned—and identified under the gentil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Languages
The Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran and south-eastern Azerbaijan, south of the Caspian Sea. They are unique in that they share certain typological features with Kartvelian languages The Kartvelian languages ( ; ka, ქართველური ენები, tr; also known as South Caucasian or Kartvelic languages Boeder (2002), p. 3) are a language family indigenous to the South Caucasus and spoken primarily in Geor ....Academic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia By D.Stilo, pages 137-185 Languages Caspian languages include: * Deilami† * Gilaki * Talysh * Mazanderani * Semnani * Tati References Languages of Iran {{ie-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Caucasian Languages
The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani or Vainakh-Daghestani, or sometimes Caspian languages (from the Caspian Sea, in contrast to ''Pontic languages'' for the Northwest Caucasian languages), is a language family, family of languages spoken in the Republics of Russia, Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in Georgia (country), Georgia and diaspora populations in Western Europe and the Middle East. According to Glottolog, there are currently 36 Nakh-Dagestanian languages. Name of the family Several names have been in use for this family. The most common term, ''Northeast Caucasian'', contrasts the three established families of the Caucasian languages: ''Northeast Caucasian'', ''Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian'' (Abkhaz–Adyghean) and ''South Caucasian'' (Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian). This may be shortened to ''East Caucasian''. The term ''Nakh(o)-Dagestanian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Caspian
''Prince Caspian'' (originally published as ''Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia'') is a high fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis and published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951. It was the second published of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956), and Lewis had finished writing it in 1949, before the first book was out. It is volume four in recent editions of the series, sequenced according to the internal chronology of the books. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions. ''Prince Caspian'' features a "return to Narnia" by the four Pevensie children of the first novel, about a year later in England but 1300 years later in Narnia. It is the only book of ''The Chronicles'' with men dominating Narnia. The talking animals and mythical beings are oppressed, and some may be endangered. The English siblings, legendary , are magically recalled, once again children, by the refugee Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian X
Prince Caspian (also known as Caspian X, King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel and Emperor of The Lone Islands, and as Caspian the Seafarer or 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 Treader'', and ''The Silver Chair''. He also appears at the end of ''The Last Battle''. Biographical summary Caspian is described as noble, handsome, brave, and merry; he strives for fairness and justice at all times and is a devoted King. For his love of the sea he is known as Caspian the Seafarer. ''Prince Caspian'' Lewis introduces Caspian as the young nephew of and heir to King Miraz of Narnia. By this time 1288 years have passed since the rule of High King Peter and his siblings, and Old Narnians no longer live openly in Narnia, having been driven into hiding 305 years earlier by Caspian's ancestors, the Telmarines. In fact, the talking beasts are w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Caspian
''Prince Caspian'' (originally published as ''Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia'') is a high fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis and published by Geoffrey Bles in 1951. It was the second published of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956), and Lewis had finished writing it in 1949, before the first book was out. It is volume four in recent editions of the series, sequenced according to the internal chronology of the books. Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions. ''Prince Caspian'' features a "return to Narnia" by the four Pevensie children of the first novel, about a year later in England but 1300 years later in Narnia. It is the only book of ''The Chronicles'' with men dominating Narnia. The talking animals and mythical beings are oppressed, and some may be endangered. The English siblings, legendary , are magically recalled, once again children, by the refugee Prince C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian (Highlander)
This is a list of characters from the '' Highlander'' franchise. Major characters Major characters appear in more than one movie or series. Works are presented in chronological order. Films Introduced in ''Highlander'' (1986) Introduced in ''Highlander II: The Quickening'' (1991) Introduced in ''Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' (1994) Introduced in ''Highlander: Endgame'' (2000) Introduced in ''Highlander: The Source'' (2007) Series ''Highlander: The Series'' (1992–1998) The characters listed are those played by the regular and the recurring cast, as well as the guest cast credited in the ''opening'' credits. Characters played by guest cast listed in the ''closing'' credits are ''not'' listed. Characters are listed chronologically by order of appearance. Main characters Recurring characters Immortals ''Highlander: The Raven'' (1998–1999) Main characters Recurring characters Guest cast See also * List of Highlander movies minor Immortals Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reaper (DC Comics)
Reaper is the name of several characters in the DC Comics universe, primarily appearing as enemies of Batman. Publication history The pre-''Crisis'' Reaper debuted in ''Batman'' #237 (December 1971) and was created by Dennis O'Neil. The character was inspired by science-fiction writer Harlan Ellison suggesting to O'Neill that he writes a story about Nazi war criminals. Created by writer Mike W. Barr and designed by artist Alan Davis, the Judson Caspian version of the Reaper first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #575 (June 1987), the first part of the four-part '' Batman: Year Two'' storyline. After the changes in DC continuity that '' Zero Hour'' established, ''Year Two'', Joe Chill's death and the Reaper are erased. Chill was back in continuity after 2005's ''Infinite Crisis''. An unidentified Reaper appears in ''The New 52'', a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe. Fictional character biographies Dr. Benjamin Gruener Dr. Benjamin Gruener is a German Jew who was placed in a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantheon (TV Series)
''Pantheon'' is an American adult animated science fiction drama television series created by Craig Silverstein and based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu. Set in a world where mind uploading technology is on the verge of mass adoption, it follows a disparate trio of protagonists: Maddie Kim (Katie Chang), a grieving teenager whose father was uploaded without her knowledge; Caspian Keyes ( Paul Dano), a gifted teen unknowingly raised in a constructed environment; and Vinod Chanda ( Raza Jaffrey), a brilliant computer engineer uploaded against his will. As they place themselves at the center of a global conspiracy, they also deal with societal consequences and existential crises brought forth by rapidly evolving technology. The first season premiered on September 1, 2022, on AMC+. In January 2023, the first season was removed from AMC+ and HIDIVE; and re-released on Amazon Prime Video with the second season in Australia and New Zealand on October 15, 2023. Plot In 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Horse
The Caspian is an Iranian breed of pony or small horse of Oriental type. The breed was rediscovered in 1965 by an Iranian aristocrat in Tehran, Narcy Firouz, and his American-born wife, Louise Laylin from a base stock of a small number of small horses found in the Elburz Mountains in Amol. In 2011, the remains of a small horse dating back to 3400 B.C.E. were found at Gohar Tappeh, Iran, giving rise to claims that today's Caspian originates from the oldest known breed of the domestic horse. It is also one of the rarest horse breeds and its population status is critically endangered. History The Caspian is said to originate from the mountainous regions of northern Iran, which explains how the breed is tough, athletic, and nimble. Indeed, the oldest known specimen of a Caspian-like horse was found in 2011, in a cemetery dating back to 3400 B.C.E., in the archaeological dig at Gohar Tappeh in the province of Mazandaran in northern Iran, between the cities of Neka and Behsha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
