Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

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ARAL SEA ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

The inland Aral Sea, between Uzbekistan

and Kazakhstan, was once a vast, thriving

freshwater lake full of fish. Over the years,

the rivers flowing into it were diverted

or drained to provide irrigation for

crops. The sea has now shrunk to

less than one-tenth of its original

size, reducing the numbers of fish,

and leaving former fishing villages and

rusting ships stranded inland.

MOUNTAIN LIFE

The two small eastern republics of

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are both

very mountainous and are subject

to earthquakes and landslides.

Only about six per cent of Tajikistan

can be used for growing crops,

whereas Kyrgyzstan is more fertile.

THE TAJIKS

The majority of people of Tajikistan are Iranian

in origin and speak Tajik, which is related to

Farsi. The minority Uzbeks are made up mainly

of descendents of Turkic-speaking (related to

Turkish) nomads. This division has led to ethnic

tension between the two groups. Civil war

between the government and Islamic rebels

in the east of the country during the 1990s

led to an exodus of Uzbeks and Russians,

who had moved into the country when it

was part of the Soviet Union.

THE SILK ROAD

The Silk Road is the ancient trading route that brought

silks and other fine goods from China through central

Asia and the Middle East to Europe. Many cities were built

along its route, including Buxoro (Bukhara, Uzbekistan),

an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims, and

Samarqand, which contains some of the finest Islamic

architecture in the world. Many of these cities are

now UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites.

LOCAL WEALTH

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and

Kyrgyzstan all grow considerable

crops of cotton—Uzbekistan is the

world’s sixth largest producer—

as well as fruit and vegetables.

The three countries are also

rich in mineral deposits, such

as gold, mercury, sulphur, and

uranium, and have reserves

of coal, oil, and natural gas.

The

fishing

village of

Mo’ynoq is

now nearly 62 miles

(100 km) away

from the Aral Sea.

Stages of shrinking

since the 1960s shown

in green shades

Tajik horsemen

in Pamir, Tajikistan

Harvesting cotton

in Uzbekistan

A man in front of

his home, called

a yurt, in western

Pamir, Tajikistan

Tilla-Kari, a 17th-century

Islamic religious school in

Samarqand, Uzbekistan

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Central Asia

Aral Sea today

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