1.1 Physical-geographical zonation

According to physical-geographical features, relief characters (land and sea bottom) and hydrological regime the national sector of the Caspian Sea and coastal zone are divided into the northern, central and the southern parts. Onshore these areas are of the Greater Caucasus, Central Aran (southern part of Kura-Araz lowland) and Lenkaran; in the Caspian Sea water area they are the areas of the Middle and South Caspian with area of Apsheron rapids dividing them.

In its turn the area of the Greater Caucasus divides into Samur-Devechi, Pri-Caspian-Apsheron and Gobustan regions; Central Aran is represented by region of South-Eastern Shirvan and Mugan-Salyan region; Lenkaran area is represented by Lenkaran and Talysh regions actually.

Each area, region and territories covered by them are characterized by specific natural-geographical factors. They allow considering them as independent natural objects or object group with close parameters of the natural environment.

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