the Little Aral (the North Aral Sea), the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and the smaller Barsakelmes Lake. By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the ...

One Sunday afternoon in Kazakhstan last August, three dozen fishermen met near the south end of the North Aral Sea for a celebration. They brought goats, sheep, and fish—pike, perch, and carp ...

But there are areas of the Large Aral Sea in southern Kazakhstan and neighboring ... "In 2023, 7% of people in the Almaty ...

SOUTH ARAL SEA, Uzbekistan — As the rising sun casts golden rays over the Aral Sea, a group of Uzbek fishermen wearing sweatshirts and knit caps gathered on a chilly beach to discuss the day’s ...

The Aral has nearly disappeared ... And building the dike in Kazakhstan cut off the south part of the sea in Uzbekistan from its crucial water source. Uzbekistan has been less successful in ...

The two biggest rivers of Central Asia used to feed the Aral Sea: one - the Syr Darya - from the north; the other - the Amu Darya - from the south. But, crossing the region from east to west ...

“The Aral Sea shrinking is a result of the same problem ... The dam spans a narrow strait that connects the north and south arms of the lake. Sandy embankments covered in patches of tall grass ...