Aralʼ dengizi
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Aralʼ dengizi is the Uzbek name for the Aral Sea, a once-vast Central Asian lake that has dramatically shrunk due to river diversion and environmental mismanagement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
salt lake ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| area |
about 68,000 square kilometres in 1960
ⓘ
less than 10% of its 1960 area by early 21st century ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Kazakhstan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
collapse of local fishing industry
ⓘ
health problems in surrounding population ⓘ regional climate changes ⓘ |
| climateEffect |
colder winters in surrounding areas
ⓘ
hotter, drier summers in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| country |
Kazakhstan
ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| dam | Kok-Aral Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemImpact |
degradation of wetlands around the lake
ⓘ
loss of fish species ⓘ |
| elevation | about 53 metres above sea level (historical) ⓘ |
| environmentalProgram | Northern Aral Sea restoration project ⓘ |
| formerPort |
Aral (city)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moynaq NERFINISHED ⓘ Muynak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate | approximately 45°N 59°E ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eastern Basin of the Aral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Aral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Aral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Basin of the Aral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | fourth-largest lake in the world by area in 1960 ⓘ |
| inflow |
Amu Darya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syr Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s worst man-made environmental disasters
ⓘ
dramatic shrinkage since the 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Karakalpakstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyzylorda Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| majorEnvironmentalIssue |
desiccation
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dust storms from exposed seabed ⓘ salinization ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uzbek word "Aral" ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Uzbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aral Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutant |
fertilizer residues in sediments
ⓘ
pesticide residues in sediments ⓘ |
| salinity | strongly increased since 1960s ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | North Aral Sea after dam construction ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignation | part of UNESCO biosphere reserve initiatives in the region ⓘ |
| waterLossCause |
Soviet-era cotton irrigation projects
ⓘ
irrigation withdrawals from Amu Darya and Syr Darya ⓘ |
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