Nukus is the closest city to the Aral Sea. It is not particularly green, but it is surrounded by small islands of tugai forests that provide a cool breeze during hot weather. These unique natural complexes, located in the floodplain of the Amu Darya, once served as a home for many endangered species of animals and plants.

Today, these surviving examples of tugais near the capital of Karakalpakstan give visitors a sense of the presence of the ancient Jeyhun River, whose annual floods once nourished the Southern Aral Sea. Nukus lacks recreational and green spaces, and the former amusement park Istiklol remains one of a few parks in the city.

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