Transcaspia

== English == === Etymology === From Russian Закаспи́йская о́бласть (Zakaspíjskaja óblastʹ, “Transcaspian oblast”) as trans- +‎ Caspia, from the fact that in the early 20th century the easiest way to reach it from central Russia or Transcaucasia was across the Caspian Sea, by boat. === Proper noun === Transcaspia (historical) The name used from the second half of the 19th century until 1924 for the section of Russian Empire to the east of the Caspian Sea. ==== Synonyms ==== Transcaspian Oblast ==== Translations ====