The city of Derbent on the western edge of this body of water was traditionally the site of the Gates of Alexander.
The city of Derbent on the western edge of this body of water was traditionally the site of the Gates of Alexander. The most populous city on this body of water is Rasht, a major industrial and financial hub and the capital of Gilan Province. Between 1980 and 1992, the Karabogaz Bay on the eastern side of this body of water dried out because of a dam, which resulted in massive salt storms. Since the 1870s, the Absheron Peninsula, which juts into this body of water, has been a major site of oil production; today, that peninsula is the site of Baku. Fed by the Ural and Volga Rivers, this is, for 10 points, what lake bordered by such countries as Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia?
The city of Derbent on the western edge of this body of water was traditionally the site of the Gates of Alexander.
{Caspian} Sea