World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Caspian

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ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN

GEORGIA

AZERBAIJAN

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

IRAN

IRAQ

SYRIA

T'BILISI

BAKU

YEREVAN

Batman

Diyarbakır

Elazig

Erzurum

Malatya

flanliurfa

Trabzon

Van

Gäncä

Sokhumi

Gyumri

Vanadzor

Sumqayıt

Bat’umi

K’ut’aisi

Rust’avi

Adıyaman

Erzincan

Kars

Mardin

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Rize

Siirt

Hopa

Gagra

Länkäran

Xankändi

Naxçıvan

Mingäçevir

Quba

P’ot’i

Och’amch’ire

Büyükaêri Daêi

(Mount Ararat)

16,853ft (5137m)

The salty water of Lake Van inhibits all animal

life except the Pearl Mullet, a small fish that

has adapted to the harsh conditions.

Atatürk Dam, one of the largest dams in the world, was completed in 1990.

The reservoir behind the dam covers an area of 315 sq miles (816 sq km)

and often requires interruptions in the flow of the Euphrates River

to maintain water levels.

The Spitak earthquake struck Armenia

in 1988, killing at least 25,000 people

and devastating the country’s infrastructure.

Azerbaijan has substantial oil reserves

located in and around the Caspian Sea.

They were some of the earliest oilfields

in the world to be exploited.

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NORTH & WEST ASIA