Caspian Sea
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| Area | 371000 |
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| Max. depth | 1,025 m (3,360 ft) |
| Countries | Iran |
| Russia | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Fish | Wels catfish |
| Brown trout | |
| Caspian kutum | |
| Rudd | |
| Inflow source | Volga River |
| Ural River | |
| Terek River | |
| Kura | |
| Did you know | The Caspian Sea faces many human pressures and ecological changes, so urgent conservation measures are needed to prevent the disappearance of this key component of the Caspian ecosystem. |
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| ID | 895241 |
About Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It is an endorheic basin located between Europe and Asia, to the east of the Caucasus Mountains and to the west of the broad steppe of Central Asia.
Dozens killed in fire at Iranian drug rehab centre
... The blaze erupted early on Friday in Langarud, a city in the Caspian Sea province of Gilan north of Tehran...
Anti-Israel mob reportedly storms Dagestan airport
... 1m people on the western edge of the Caspian Sea - said a criminal case had been opened for civil disorder...
At least 12 die in inferno at petrol station in southern Russia
... The incident occurred in the city of Makhachkala, which sits on the coast of the Caspian Sea, on Monday evening...
Ukraine says it downed Russian cruise missiles aimed at Kyiv
... He said he believed the missiles had been launched from four bombers flying from the Caspian Sea region...
Russia: Bodies of 2,500 seals found along Caspian Sea coast
...About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials say...
Iran protests escalate as crackdown continues
... Other cities, such as Andimeshk and Borujerd in the west, and Lahijan, near the Caspian Sea in the north, also saw a resurgence of protests...
Missile strike on Ukraine space plant in Dnipro kills three
... Those that struck Dnipro, they said, came from bombers flying over the Caspian Sea...
Ukraine war: Zelensky to address G7 as Russian missiles hit cities
... Some missiles were launched from Tupolev bombers over the Caspian Sea, some 1,450km (900 miles) away, Ukraine s military said...
Russia: Bodies of 2,500 seals found along Caspian Sea coast
About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials say.
Officials say there is no sign that they died violent deaths.
Some 700 dead seals were initially reported, but further investigation has revealed a much higher number and counting continues.
Caspian seals have been classified as endangered on The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list since 2008.
Zaur Gapizov, head of the Caspian Environmental Protection Center, said in a statement that the seals probably died about Two Weeks Ago .
There is no evidence to suggest The Animals were killed or caught in fishing nets, He Said .
The Dagestan region's ministry of natural resources and environment wrote on Telegram that a large number had been found between the mouths of Two Rivers , the Sulak and the Shurinka.
Experts have collected samples from the seals and the ministry said reasons for the deaths will be established when lab results come back.
The seal population of the Caspian Sea has dwindled drastically over the decades from over-hunting and industrial pollution.
The Caspian Environmental Protection Center puts The Number now at just 70,000, down from More Than one million around a century Ago .
Source of news: bbc.com
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