Forty years ago Muynak was a
busy fishing
port on the edge of the Aral
Sea, which was formerly the fourth largest inland sea in the world but now, due to 40 years of Soviet irrigation policy, is mostly polluted dese
Sea, which was formerly the fourth largest inland
sea in the world but now, due to 40 years of Soviet irrigation policy, is mostly polluted dese
sea in the world but now, due to 40 years of Soviet irrigation policy, is mostly polluted desert.
Instead of the
busy port town I expected, we were greeted by a looming concrete pier, rudely jutting out to
sea from a desolate, yellow sand beach.