The Caspian
is inspired by Caspian Sea coast at Aktau, Mangystau Region
Inspired by a real place
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
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In the game
A summer desert on the dried-out bed of the Caspian Sea on the Kazakh side, with rusting ships in the sand and a warlord, the Baron, who controls the water and oil. The game's dry seabed is fictional, and Aktau stands in as the main city on this coast.
The real place
The Caspian is the world's largest inland body of water. Its level has been falling, and the shallow northern part off Kazakhstan has retreated sharply in recent years.
Visiting
Aktau has flights from Almaty and Astana and a long seafront promenade. The desert canyons of the Mangystau region inland are best reached with a local driver.
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