place
Uzun-Ada
also: Узун-Ада, Узукада
A Caspian Sea port and the original terminus of the Transcaspian railway, in present-day Turkmenistan; Chekhov had planned to sail there from Baku to continue on toward Bukhara and Persia before the trip was cut short.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 12 August 1888. Sumy. §5 Uzun-Ada
The Caspian port and terminus of the Transcaspian railway; Chekhov's planned onward route from Baku toward Bukhara and Persia, abandoned when his companion had to turn back.