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Steppe wolf. The steppe wolf (Canis lupus campestris), also known as the Caspian Sea wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the Caspian steppes, the steppe regions of the Caucasus, the lower Volga region, southern Kazakhstan north to the middle of the Emba, and the steppe regions of the lower European part of the former Soviet Union.
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea. [2] [3] [4] An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
Nikabrik: Black Dwarf who fights with Caspian X against Miraz, killed when he tries to bring the White Witch back to life with the aid of a hag and a wer-wolf. Nimienus: Faun, dances for Caspian X ; The Nurse: Caretaker of Caspian X, tells stories of Old Narnia
Maugrim sculpture (by Maurice Harron (2016), CS Lewis Square, Belfast) Maugrim is a fictional character in the 1950 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. A Narnian wolf, he is the Captain of the White Witch 's Secret Police. In early American editions of the book, Lewis changed the name to Fenris Ulf (a reference to ...
Consequently, Hyrcania means "Wolf-land". The name was extended to the Caspian Sea and underlies the name of the city Zadracarta, the then-largest city and the capital of ancient Hyrcania. Another archaic name, Dahistān (not to be confused with dehestan – a modern Iranian word for "district" or "county") is sometimes used interchangeably ...
Werewolves - The werewolves are humanoid wolf-like creatures that are on the side of the White Witch. One werewolf was present when Nikabrik attempted to sway Caspian to resurrect the White Witch, and he is killed by Peter Pevensie when the conflict escalates. The body is described as being halfway morphed between his human and wolf forms.
The Great Wall of Gorgan is a Sasanian-era defense system located near modern Gorgan in the Golestān Province of northeastern Iran, at the southeastern corner of the Caspian Sea. The western, Caspian Sea, end of the wall is near the remains of the fort at: 37.13981°N 54.1788733°E; the eastern end of the wall, near the town of Pishkamar, is ...
Birds. The avifauna of Kazakhstan includes a total of 513 species, of which 5 are rare or accidental. White stork. Golden eagle. Squacco heron. Steppe eagle. Great bustard. Greater flamingo. Common spoonbill.