10 Amazing Facts About The Aral Sea

Located in Central Asia, this inimitable sea is between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. FACT 1 [{ "selector": ".prrso-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Once, it was the fourth-largest lake ever to exist. FACT 2 [{ "selector": ".blrac-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Aral Sea can’t discharge its waters into any seas or rivers. FACT 3 [{ "selector": ".nwoqq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Aral Sea had plenty of fish supplies and a busy shipping community. FACT 4 [{ "selector": ".ekusd-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Soviet Government deprived the Aral Sea of its two water sources by establishing a program to promote agriculture and especially cotton. FACT 5 [{ "selector": ".mitle-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Sea Area is supposedly one of the poorest regions of the oil production province. FACT 6 [{ "selector": ".uqjlr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

There is a high salt level in the Aral Sea. FACT 7 [{ "selector": ".mokee-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Aral Sea and its nearby areas have experienced rapid climate changes in recent years. FACT 8 [{ "selector": ".ngtkz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

It is believed that in the early 1990s, the Soviet Government set up a laboratory for bioweapons in the Aral Sea centre. FACT 9 [{ "selector": ".mafli-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The area near the Aral Sea experiences a lot of sand storms. FACT 10 [{ "selector": ".bbfiz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 429px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]