Aktau, Kazakhstan. A Hidden Gem at the Caspian Sea

Most people have never heard of Aktau. And that’s exactly why it’s worth going. This port city on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan is one of Central Asia’s most unusual travel destinations: a Soviet-era nuclear city built in the middle of a desert. With no street names, no natural freshwater, […]

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