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Aral Sea in Persian

دریاچه خوارزم daryâče-ye xorazm

/ˈɑːɹəl siː/

Aral Sea in Persian: دریاچه خوارزم (daryâče-ye xorazm). In English, Aral Sea means a saline lake, straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, that was once large, but shrank to a quarter of its original size after the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, which previously flowed into it, were diverted for irrigation purposes during the Soviet era.

Persian words for Aral Sea

Aral Sea
دریاچه خوارزم daryâče-ye xorazm

English meaning of Aral Sea

  1. proper noun A saline lake, straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, that was once large, but shrank to a quarter of its original size after the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, which previously flowed into it, were diverted for irrigation purposes during the Soviet era.

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Questions about Aral Sea in Persian

What is the meaning of Aral Sea in Persian?
Aral Sea in Persian is دریاچه خوارزم (daryâče-ye xorazm).
معنی Aral Sea چیست؟
Aral Sea: دریاچه خوارزم (daryâče-ye xorazm).
What does Aral Sea mean in English?
Aral Sea means a saline lake, straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, that was once large, but shrank to a quarter of its original size after the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, which previously flowed into it, were diverted for irrigation purposes during the Soviet era.

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