Aral Sea

Formerly a salt lake in Central Asia
LakeBodyOfWater former_lake Q35883
Aral Sea
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Aral Sea

Summary

Aral Sea is a former lake[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of former_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aral Sea is located in Kazakhstan[3].
  • Aral Sea is in the country of Kazakhstan[4].
  • Aral Sea is in the country of Uzbekistan[5].
  • Aral Sea's instance of is recorded as former lake[6].
  • Aral Sea's instance of is recorded as lake[7].
  • Aral Sea's inflows is recorded as Amu Darya[8].
  • Aral Sea's basin country is recorded as Kazakhstan[9].
  • Aral Sea's basin country is recorded as Uzbekistan[10].
  • Aral Sea's basin country is recorded as Afghanistan[11].
  • Aral Sea's basin country is recorded as Turkmenistan[12].
  • Aral Sea's basin country is recorded as Tajikistan[13].
  • Aral Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea Area[14].
  • Aral Sea's Commons category is recorded as Aral Sea[15].
  • Aral Sea's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45, 'longitude': 60}[16].
  • Aral Sea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aral Sea[17].
  • Aral Sea's Commons gallery is recorded as Аральское море[18].
  • Aral Sea's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/aral-sea-restoration-freshwater-crisis[19].
  • Aral Sea's described at URL is recorded as https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/19/north-aral-sea-regains-a-third-of-its-water-thanks-to-restoration-efforts-spearheaded-by-k[20].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[23].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Aral Sea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan[4], a sovereign state[28], in Kazakhstan[29], founded in 1991[30] and Uzbekistan[5], a sovereign state[31], in Uzbekistan[32], founded in 1991[33]. Aral Sea is located in Kazakhstan[3]. It is part of Mediterranean Sea Area[14].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+8303'}[34] and {'amount': '+68000'}[35]. Aral Sea sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+31'}[36]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+428'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former lake[6] and lake[7].

Why It Matters

Aral Sea ranks in the top 4% of former_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id 4094809-2
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  2. 8w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id transport in Hungary
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  3. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag aral-sea, aral-sea-uzbekistan-and-kazakhstan, aral-sea-uzbekistan-and-kazakstan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: aral-sea, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289909488|aral sea (#289909488)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  5. 18w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/aral-, https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/19/north-aral-sea-regains-a
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/aralske-jazero/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
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