Aral, Kazakhstan
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Aral, Kazakhstan is a small town in southwestern Kazakhstan historically known as a fishing port on the Aral Sea and as a symbol of the environmental disaster caused by the sea’s dramatic shrinkage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | administrative center of Aral District ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Aral Sea desiccation ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| demography | predominantly ethnic Kazakh population ⓘ |
| economyAffectedBy | collapse of local fisheries ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying area near former sea bed ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
desertification around former shoreline
ⓘ
dust storms carrying salt and pollutants ⓘ |
| environmentalSymbolOf | Aral Sea catastrophe ⓘ |
| governedBy | local akimat of Aral District ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale trade and services
ⓘ
transport-related services ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
former fishing harbor
ⓘ
ship graveyards near former shoreline ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
fish processing (historically)
ⓘ
fishing industry (historically) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Kazakh
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| hasNameInKazakh | Aral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | Арал NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBodyOfWater | Syr Darya River (regional watershed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | exposed former seabed of the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProject | Northern Aral Sea restoration efforts ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | loss of direct access to the Aral Sea due to retreating shoreline ⓘ |
| historicalRole | fishing port on the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to the Aral Sea environmental disaster
ⓘ
symbol of the Aral Sea shrinkage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyzylorda Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | former shore of the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| near | Northern Aral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aral District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | semi-arid steppe ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental documentaries about the Aral Sea
ⓘ
scientific studies on human impact of the Aral Sea crisis ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
railway station on the Orenburg–Tashkent line
ⓘ
road connections to Kyzylorda ⓘ |
| usedAs |
case study in environmental degradation
ⓘ
example of socio-economic impact of water mismanagement ⓘ |
| wasPortOn | Aral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSignificantDuring | Soviet period as a fishing center ⓘ |
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