[fortress] Hyrcania (Ὑρκανία; Arabic: Khirbet el-Mird) was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert of the West Bank. The site is located on an isolated hill about 200 m above the Hyrcania valley, on its western edge. It is about 5 km west of Qumran, and 16 km east of Jerusalem. The site has not yet been thoroughly excavated. Curren... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrcania_(fortress)
(`Wolf`s Land`), ancient region located southeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital was Zadracarta (Astrabad, modern Gorgn), and it formed part of the ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/93
Ancient district of Persia (Iran), south and southeast of the Caspian Sea (Latin Hyrcanum mare), bordered by Parthia on the east-south-east. It corresponded roughly to... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688