Priaralye is the historical name of the region adjacent to the Aral Sea . For the first time this name began to be used by Russian geographers in the 18th century .
The Eastern Aral Sea region includes a number of regions of the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan : Aral , Kazalinsky , Karmakshinsky (sometimes also include Zhalagash and Syrdarya regions). The lower reaches of the Syr Darya River passes through the Eastern Aral Sea region; here is the Baikonur Cosmodrome .
Southern Aral Sea region is the Republic of Karakalpakstan in the north of Uzbekistan . Here is the delta of the Amu Darya River.
Northern Aral Sea region is the southern outskirts of the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan .
Endemic to the Aral Sea Region - Tulip Borshchova ( Tulipa borszczowii ), Baikonur
Literature
- Levina L. M. Ethnocultural history of the Eastern Aral Sea region: I millennium BC. - I millennium AD . - M .: Eastern literature, 1996. - 400 p. - 1300 copies. - ISBN 5-02-017901-9 .