Moynoq
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Moynoq is a city in Qaraqalpakistan. This town used to be a prosperous fishing town, but since the Aral Sea disaster it is a poor town with lots of problems, not least health risks caused by pollution and unemployment, as fishery was the only resource.
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You can get there from Nukus. Taxis charge about US$60 for a day-trip from Nukus, which can be shared among up to 3 passengers in comfort. In summer, be sure to hire a car with aircon. And always bargain politely over the price, which must be agreed before departure.
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On foot or by taxi - it is not a big town.
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The monument for Aral Sea - there is a monument near what used to be a bank of Aral Sea with a board telling the history of Aral Sea. Al Gore was in this place. There is also a fleet of rusted trawlers there, still lined up in the desert where once the quay stood. A better-preserved trawler is nostalgically displayed at the bus station. The Aral Sea is now (2008) 100 km. distant, and still shrinking, the level dropping about a metre per year.
The abandoned fish factory, which used to provide work and now is abandoned, the equipment left there to rust.
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Avoid drinking tapwater. The water supply is heavily polluted with defoliants, pesticides and fertiliser.
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