Aralsk Central Square

The Central Square in the southern Kazakhstan city of Aralsk is to the north of the harbour area which flourished when the city was still on the shores of the Aral Sea.

The square is somewhat barren in appearance, but it does contain some interest monuments including the city’s war memorial.

The war memorial has a statue of an obviously bereaved Kazakh woman in front of 2 metal pillars. The approach to the memorial is through an avenue which is dedicated to the Soviet Heros from the local area.

The other monument of special note is the one which honours local mothers who have produced a heroically large number of children. At the centre of this monument is a silver-coloured statue of a women who holds in her right hand a laurel wreath and in her left hand is cradling a baby.

The city’s main administrative buildings are grouped together around the edge of the square.

Source: Kazakhstan (Bradt Travel Guides) Editor: Paul Brummell (ISBN: 978-1-78477-092-1)