Located between Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water, part of the “Middle Corridor” – the fastest route from China to ...

More than 80% of the Caspian’s inflow comes from the Volga River, ... (CACI) in 2023, “about 130 rivers flow into the Caspian Sea, however, ...

The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and its largest lake, an enormous body of water roughly the size of Montana. Its looping coastline stretches more than 4,000 miles and is ...

The 13 locks on the canal connect the Volga River, the longest in Russia that empties into the Caspian, and the Don River which empties into the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea via ...

This is where the Kazanka River merges into the Volga, the largest source of water into the Caspian, and the flows here vary wildly. In September 2023, the Kazanka was so low it slowed to a trickle.

Moving from Tehran to the more northerly lakeside city of Rasht aged 13, Khashayar Javanmardi’s youth was punctuated by weekends and extended holidays on the Iranian coastline of the Caspian Sea ...

As part of a 20-year cooperation pact, Iran is supplying Russia with drones and ballistic missiles in exchange for military and nuclear support, with Caspian oil revenues helping finance these ...

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. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT ...

The Volga, Europe’s largest and longest river located in Russia, has been the source of 80 to 85 percent of the Caspian water. According to experts, Russia’s water management has affected the sea.