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Tormozz witnessed [ru] an amazing scene unfold as he traveled across Kazakhstan, where he visited the city of Aralsk, specifically the gas station, and there …
Global Voices in English » Kazakhstan: Lenin. More Alive Than the Living 2009
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In April 2007, it was disclosed that the World Bank has approved a new loan of US$126 million to bring the sea back to Aralsk.
The Aral Sea 2007
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In 2007, with a further $126m from the World Bank, Kazakhstan plans to build another dam, which they hope will bring the water back to the deserted port of Aralsk.
Kazakhstan 2007
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The sea, which had receded almost 100 km south of the port of Aralsk is now a mere 25 km away.
The Aral Sea 2007
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Russia by this time, having overcome the difficulties of the desert, had established herself at Aralsk, near the junction of the Syr Daria with the waters of Lake Aral; so that in fifty years the distance between the outposts of the two advancing Powers in Asia had been reduced to about 1,000 miles.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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A ship lies derelict in the former Aral Sea port of Aralsk June 18, 2008.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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This May 31, 2009 photo shows horses walking in the shallows of the Aral Sea some 100 kilometers from Aralsk, Kazakhstan.
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Aralsk is a port that ended up 100 kilometers (60 miles) inland.
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"Good News _ The Sea is Coming Back," declares a sign at the entrance to Aralsk.
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The rotting, graffiti-covered hulk of this ship, resting in what used to be the harbor of Aral (formerly Aralsk), is a testament to the environmental devastation that ill-conceived irrigation policies inflicted on the region.
EurasiaNet 2009
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