TECHNOLOGYHow salt “grows” and mud heals: A report from a salt works in the Asht district
The Asht district is famous for its salt. Here it is produced in an unusual way — grown in open ponds, where sun and wind evaporate the brine over months. The district is also home to another attraction: the healing salt lake of Aksikon. We traveled to the district to see for ourselves how Asht…


