The name is also used for the larger region of land around the waterbody (essentially its watershed).

It was renamed Zakamensk in 1959, from the Russian term Zakamen which had been used for the region since the 17th century.

Mazoon, another name used for the region, is derived from the word muzn, which means heavy clouds which carry abundant water.

The Russians used the name "Bessarabia" for the whole region rather than the southern area.

He used the Basque name for the region.

It was thus the oldest symbol used for the region and adapted as the arms in 1961.

Arabia Felix had originally been used for the whole peninsula, and at other times only for the southern region.

It is used more generally for all the region east of the Jordan River.

In addition to, and sometimes instead of, its official name, several other names are used for the region.

Significant differences in political views between unionists, nationalists and republicans are reflected in the variations of names they use for the region.