Aras
Aras River, Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan to the right and Iran to the left. The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası Նախիջևանի Ինքնավար Հանրապետություն Нахичеванская Автономная Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
Origin	Erzurum Province, Turkey
Mouth	Kura river
Basin countries	Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan
Length	1,072 kilometers (665 miles)
Source elevation	N/A
Mouth elevation	N/A
Avg. The Province of Erzurum ( Arzen in antiquity Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches See Kura for other rivers called Kura Kura ( Turkish: Kura, Azerbaijani: Kür, Georgian: მტკვარი A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South discharge	N/A
Basin area	N/A

The Aras (also known as Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz, or Yeraskh; Armenian: Արաքս, Persian: ارس, Turkish: Aras, Azerbaijani: Araz, Kurdish: Aras or Araz; Russian: Аракс) is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Its total length is 1,072 kilometers (665 miles). Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 km², it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus. The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East

Description

The Aras River rises near Erzurum, Turkey. Theodosiopolis redirects here it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace It meets with the Akhurian River southeast of Digor, flows along the Turkish-Armenian border, and then near a corridor that connects Turkey to Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan exclave. The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan (Ախուրյան Arpaçay Ахурян is a river in the South Caucasus. Digor ( Armenian: Տեկոր ( Latin transliteration: Tekor) is a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası Նախիջևանի Ինքնավար Հանրապետություն Нахичеванская Автономная It then flows along the Iranian-Nakhichevan and the Iranian-Armenian border. The river then flows along the border between Iran and the main territory of Azerbaijan and then turns into Azerbaijan to meet with the Kura River at the village of Sabirabad. See Kura for other rivers called Kura Kura ( Turkish: Kura, Azerbaijani: Kür, Georgian: მტკვარი It then directly flows into the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged Sea. About 101,937 km² of the Araz River basin is located in Azerbaijan.

The Zangmar, Sariso, Ghotour River, Hajilar River, Kalibar River, Ilghena River, Darreh River and Balha River are the major tributaries of the Aras from the south (right). The Zangmar River is a river in Maku Shahrestan, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. In Turkey the Ghareso river flows in on the left side. The Akhurian, Metsamor, Hrazdan, Azat, Vedi, Arpa, Vorotan, Voghdji and Megri rivers flow in from the Armenian north side (left). The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan (Ախուրյան Arpaçay Ахурян is a river in the South Caucasus. The Hrazdan ( Armenian: hy Հրազդան is a major river of Armenia. The Azat (Ազատ is a river in Armenia. Its source is on the western slope of the Geghama mountains. The Arpa (Արփա is a river that flows through Armenia and Azerbaijan 's Nakhichevan exclave Vorotan ( Armenian: hy Որոտան Azerbaijani: az Bazarçay is a river in Transcaucasia, a left tributary of the Araks River. Voghdji (Ողջի is a river on the south slopes of the Lesser Caucasus range and is a left tributary of Araks River. The Khachin River, Okhchi River, Kuri River and Kandlan River flow in from the Azerbaijan north side (left). ^[1]

History

In Armenian tradition, the river is named after Arast, a great-grandson of the legendary Armenian patriarch Haik. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large Hayk (hy Հայկ also transliterated as Haik) is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. ^[2] The name was later Hellenized to Araxes and was applied to the Kura-Araxes culture, a prehistoric people which flourished in the valleys of the Kura and Aras. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The Kura-Araxes culture or the Early trans-Caucasian culture, was a civilization that existed from 3400 B But many times it is the Volga River which is called Araxes especially in Herodotus' History first chapter - The First of Book the Histories, Called Clio. Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. By some, the river Aras has been associated with the otherwise unidentified Pishon river mentioned in the second chapter of the Bible. The Pishon is one of four Rivers (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Gihon) mentioned in the Biblical Genesis (211 ^[3]

In modern history, the Aras gained significance as a geographic political boundary. Under the terms of the Treaty of Gulistan and the Treaty of Turkmenchay, the river was chosen as the border limit between the Russian and Persian Empires. The Treaty of Gulistan (Гюлистанский договор Persian: عهدنامه گلستان was a Peace treaty concluded between Imperial Russia The Treaty of Turkmenchay (Туркманчайский договор Persian: عهدنامه ترکمنچای was a treaty negotiated in Turkmenchay by which The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Iran and the Soviet Union later built a joint dam on the Aras at Poldasht area. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Poldasht (پلدشت is a county in the West Azarbaijan province in north-western Iran.

See also

Aras River from Iğdır

• Geography of Turkey
• Geography of Armenia
• Geography of Iran
• Geography of Azerbaijan
• Rivers and lakes in Armenia
• Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan
• Nature of Azerbaijan

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