The Caspian Sea (Russian: Каспи́йское мо́ре, tr. Kaspiyskoye more; IPA: [kɐˈspʲijskəjə ˈmorʲə], Azerbaijani: Xəzər dənizi, Kazakh: Каспий теңізі Kaspiy teñizi, Persian: دریای خزر Daryā-e Xazar ,دریای کاسپین Daryā-e Kāspiyan‎‎, Turkmen: Hazar deňizi) is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.