Lake Aibugir is a lake in northern Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan as part of the Amu Darya Plain. It is 77 km from the nearest district, Köneürgenç.
Lake Aibugir | |
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Location | Turkmenistan |
Coordinates | 42°38′N 58°22′E / 42.633°N 58.367°E |
Type | lake |
The lake was previously not an independent body of water as it was connected to the Aral Sea and referred to as the Aibugir Bay,[1] however due to desertification in the 20th century, the two bodies of water no longer connect.[2] The lake now consists of the western-most portion of the Aibugir Bay, of which the Turkmenistan border is established around.
References
edit- ^ Sala, Renato (2019). "Quantitative Evaluation of the Impact on Aral Sea Levels by Anthropogenic Water Withdrawal and Syr Darya Course Diversion During the Medieval Period (1.0–0.8 ka BP)". Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road. pp. 95–121. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00728-7_5. ISBN 978-3-030-00727-0.
- ^ ARAL: the history of dying sea