The central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has cemented its reputation for eccentricity with an ambitious attempt to create a vast lake in the centre of the country's Karakum desert.

中亚国家土库曼斯坦雄心勃勃，意欲在该国境内的卡拉库姆沙漠中心打造一个巨大的人工湖，这一举动加固了它行事古怪的声誉。