The story of the world’s largest lake is both fascinating and alarming. This natural wonder, known as the Caspian Sea, is ...

The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built ...

Balbals are found throughout the Kazakh steppe. In the Karkaraly and Bayanaul mountains, chains of 300 to 350 balbals once ...

The Caspian Sea in Central Asia, however, is by far the largest lake worldwide at a staggering 386,000 square kilometres, or 149,053 square miles. This area is approximately equal to that of Japan ...