On January 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the presentation of the book by ethnographer Tattigul Kartayeva "Syr-Aral Ethnographies" (Qazaq kitaby publishing house). The book was published under the program of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Increasing competition in the field of culture and art, preservation, study and popularization of Kazakhstan's cultural heritage, as well as improving the effectiveness of archival work".

The presentation of the book was attended by scientists from the Chokan Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, from the Alkey Margulan Institute of Archaeology, from the Center for the Rapprochement of Cultures under the auspices of UNESCO, such as Nursan Alimbay, Serik Azhigali, Akhmet Toktabay, Nagashybek Kapalbek. There were writers, poets, representatives from the Union of Writers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, such as Bakyt Bedelkhan, Yerzhan Alashtugan, Bagdat Mubarak, Kanagat Abilkhayyr, cultural figures Estai Daubayev, Kadyrgali Kobentai, etc. The newspaper "Ana tili", "Kazak adebieti", "Syr boyy" published a review, annos about this book.

Also, during the presentation of the book "Syr-Aral ethnographies", a photo exhibition was organized with regional features and local specifics of the traditional knowledge of the Kazakh people related to the development of the surrounding nature, the manufacture and installation of the traditional dwelling kiiz uy (yurt), the culture of decorating the dome of the yurt – shanyrak, as well as methods of water use, in particular, digging and the construction of wells, the walls of which were reinforced with stone, brick, as well as branches of trees and shrubs such as zhuzgun, heather, saxaul and turanga.

In the course of ethnographic research in the region, along with the existing types of wells of active use, some types of old-timers wells that are endangered and require immediate protection have been identified. Photographs showing such forms of economic activity as the construction of a cattle pen, the registration of animals by tagging camels, as well as housekeeping and observance of rituals are presented on the example of the life and everyday life of Kazakhs living in the territory of Kyzylkum and Aralsk.