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[deleted] t1_jc1kn25 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 11:23 AM

Reply to comment by stuntpilot0402 in TIL After the Aral Sea dried up significantly, Kazakhstan revived the northern part of the lake while the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated. Kazakhstan’s 12km-long dyke saved part of the northern sea by connecting it with the southern section by Ok_Copy5217

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HairyCommission5791 t1_jc2r45g wrote on March 13, 2023 at 4:51 PM

Kazakhstan didn't even do it, it was Soviets who decided to turn Syrdarya and Amudarya rivers to irrigate and grow cotton in Uzbekistan.