Tag: Aral Sea
From the Pamirs to the Aral Sea: Following the Amu Darya Through Central Asia
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“My Childhood Was Spent on the Shore of a Sea That No Longer Exists”
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Bakery smoke
The smoke of a local bakery fills the air of a village deep in the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. This photo was taken during the filming of… [...]
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Aralsk: Pictures of the Vanished Aral Sea
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… [...]
Abandoned fleet
Former fishing… [...]
Aral Sea Monument
Aral Sea Monument in Moynaq placed above the former shore of the lake features the depictions of the Aral Sea in 1960 and the current state that are… [...]
A camel at the edge of the ancient Aral Sea
On the ancient shores of a dried-up Aral Sea, a camel stands motionless, like a symbol of the region’s desertification. Credit: Antoine Beguier (France) Find all… [...]
Lake and horizon
The blue of the Aral Sea, here on the Uzbek side, seems to mix with the clear sky on the horizon. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all… [...]
On the edge of the Aral Sea
In Kazakhstan, fifty years ago, this house was located on the edge of the sea. As the Aral continues to dry up, the coastline has shifted by 90 km. [...]