Aral, Kazakhstan - Wikipedia
Aral, also known as Aralsk or Aral'sk, (Kazakh: Арал, Aral, ارال; Russian: Аральск, Araljsk) is a small city in south-western Kazakhstan, located in the oblast (region) of Kyzylorda. It serves as the administrative center of Aral District.
Aral Sea - Wikipedia
The Aral Sea (/ ˈærəl /) [5][a] was an endorheic lake (that is, without an outlet) lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan – The slow death of a fishing town
2022年8月21日 · Discover the faded town of Aralsk (Aral) that was once a thriving fishing port on the Aral Sea. A real dark tourist destination!
Aral: a travel guide - Caravanistan
2024年3月27日 · Aral (Aralsk in Russian) is the gateway town to the remains of the Aral Sea on the side of Kazakhstan. Much like Moynaq on the Uzbek side, there are ship graveyards and jeep tours as well as a small museum for those interested …
Aralsk: Pictures of the Vanished Aral Sea - Novastan English
2021年10月22日 · A PLACE IN CENTRAL ASIA – A victim of one of the greatest ecological catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Aral Sea, which is located in northern Uzbekistan and western Kazakhstan, has lost more than 75% of its total …
Vozrozhdeniya Island - Wikipedia
In 1954, the site was expanded and named Aralsk-7, one of the main laboratories and testing sites for the Soviet Union's Microbiological Warfare Group, tasked with inventing and testing the effects of multiple fatal diseases.
Aral, Kazakhstan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aral (Kazakh: Арал) or Aralsk (Russian: Аральск) is a city in the Kyzylorda Region of Kazakhstan. As of 2023, the population of the city is 36,955. [1] Aralsk got city status in 1938.
On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They're reminders of …
2024年3月20日 · ARALSK, Kazakhstan (AP) — In the middle of the vast desert that surrounds what is left of the Aral Sea, graves stand as stark reminders — of communities that once thrived, of the powerful body of water that teemed with life, …
A Guide to Visiting the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, it was Aralsk, a city that used to be the most important industrial fishing center in the entire Soviet Union but today is just a city with a harbor, but no sea. It is located in the middle of the Kazakh steppe, surrounded by nothing but abandoned factories and desert.
Aral Sea - Atlas Obscura
2010年2月25日 · Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be. A man made environmental disaster has left a once-great sea dry, the land polluted, and the locals inundated with disease. The destruction of...