Mangystau Desert, Kazakhstan: Land That Lost Its Water

Cédric Tassan explores the Mangystau desert in Kazakhstan alone by bike for 8 days. The journey reveals 150-million-year-old geological formations, mosques carved into the rock, mining villages like Taosi, and the hospitality of the local people in this land once submerged by water.

Duration

33 min 17 s

Start

Мангистауский район, Мангистауская область

End

Мангистауский район, Мангистауская область

Stops

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Channel author

Cédric Tassan

Timestamps and places

1. 0:00 — Мангистауский район, Мангистауская область (Introduction & Title)
2. 1:48 — Mangystau Desert Motivation
3. 5:17 — Caspian Sea Starting Point
4. 7:06 — Each Pakata Cave Mosque Discovery
5. 11:38 — Etnocog Yurt Camp Village
6. 17:42 — Salt Lake Overnight Camp
7. 29:24 — Akudou Sand Village
8. 30:22 — Arkodok Departure
9. 31:12 — Monument Rock & Border Approach
10. 34:00 — End

Route on the map

MANGYSTAU: THE LAND THAT HAS LOST WATER

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