TASARAL, Kazakhstan -- In the tiny fishing village of Tasaral on the western shore of Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash, the spawning season is a time for getting other things done. Fishing is banned ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan." But pollution ...

Hidden in the remote eastern reaches of Kazakhstan, Lake Alakol is a natural wonder that blends striking beauty with ancient healing lore. Revered for its shimmering hues – ranging from deep ...

The water has receded far and fast from the coastal city of Aktau in Kazakhstan ... swim anymore … the water changed,” said the photographer, who has traveled the Caspian’s southern shore ...

“It was a dreamy place,” the photographer reminisced ... basin — or a major lake — that is also bounded by five countries, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution ...

A teenager jumps into the water near the huge Kazakhmys copper plant on the shores of Lake Balkhach in Kazakhstan - Copyright AFP Ruslan PRYANIKOV A teenager jumps ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the “pearl of Kazakhstan”. But ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution ...