Train from Beyneu to Kungrad...a pretty entertaining affair!

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Aral Sea is nearly gone....Welcome to Karakalpakstan!

July 31st 2016
I didn't made up the name Karakalpakstan. This is a true region, even a former republic. The place had been part of Russian empire in the past, but it's now part of Uzbekistan! As would say a drunk man in the street of Kungrad at 3pm...welcome to Karakalpakstan, we do have the Titanic here....welcome to the Aral Sea! I have to admit, I've reached a less traveled place on this blog. The tra ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Karakalpakstan

Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... ... read more

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