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Aral Samundar
The Aral Sea in 1989 (left) and 2014 (right)
Aral Samundar is located in West and Central Asia
Aral Samundar
Aral Samundar
JaghaCentral Asia
(KazakhstanUzbekistan)
Coordinates45°N 60°E / 45°N 60°E / 45; 60
RakamEndorheic, natural lake,
reservoir (North)
Khaas inflows
Catchment area1,549,000 km2 (598,100 sq mi)
Basin ke des
Surface area
  • 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi)
    (1960, one lake)
  • 28,687 km2 (11,076 sq mi)
    (1998, two lakes)
  • 17,160 km2 (6,626 sq mi)
    (2004, four lakes)
  • North:
    3,300 km2 (1,270 sq mi) (2008)
  • South:
    3,500 km2 (1,350 sq mi) (2005)
Average gahiraai
  • North: 8.7 m (29 ft) (2014), July 2014
  • South: 14–15 m (46–49 ft) (2005)
Max. gahiraai
  • North:
  • 42 m (138 ft) (2008)
  • 30 m (98 ft) (2003)
  • South:
    37–40 m (121–131 ft) (2005)
  • 102 m (335 ft) (1989)
Water volumeNorth: 21.4 km3 (5 cu mi) (2024)[1]
Unchaai
  • North: 42 m (138 ft) (2011)
  • South: 29 m (95 ft) (2007)
  • 53.4 m (175 ft) (1960)[2]
Map

The Aral Samundar (Kazakh: Арал теңізі (Aral tengizi), Uzbek Orol dengizi, Russian Аральскοе мοре), Central Asia ke ek landlocked samundar hae. Iske north me Kazakhstan aur south me Uzbekistan hae. 1960 se Aral Sea chhota hoe hae. Iske kaaran hae ki jon naddi se hian pe paani aawat rahaa ke Soviet Union irrigation khatir divert kar diis. Aral Sea baht kharaab se polluted hae.

  1. "Water Volume Rises in Northern Aral Sea, Hits 21.4 Billion Cubic Meters", The Astana Times, 24 June 2024.
  2. JAXA. "South Aral Sea shrinking but North Aral Sea expanding"