Rakhsi (რახსი). In Azerbaijani, the river's name is Araz. In Persian, Kurdish and Turkish its name is ارس (Aras). The Aras is supported by the Kocagün stream...
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Lake Sarysu, and shortly after, receives the Aras, the largest tributary, at the city of Sabirabad. At the Aras confluence it makes a large arc to the north...
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Khachin rivers. The major tributaries of the Aras river are the Arpachay, Nakhchivan, Okhchu, Hekeri and Kondelenchay rivers. The largest rivers which are...
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Aras may refer to: Aras (river), a river that starts in Turkey and flows through Caucasia (borders Iran with Azerbaijan and Armenia) Aras Dam, on the...
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modern Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Named after the Aras River that formed its southern border, the republic was declared in December...
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Ara River may refer to: Arakawa River (disambiguation), several rivers in Japan River Ara, Ireland Ara (disambiguation) Ara Canal, a canal linking the...
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Azerbaijan (toponym) (section North of the Aras)
Democratic Republic was proclaimed to the north of the Aras. The name of the region north of the Aras River known today as the Republic of Azerbaijan was previously...
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Qız Qalası SES, Persian: سد قیز قلعهسی) is an embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between Azerbaijan and Iran. It is...
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The Kura-Aras Lowland, Kura-Aras Depression or Kura-Aras Basin (Azerbaijani: Kür-Araz ovalığı) is a vast depression in central-southern Azerbaijan defined...
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Azerbaijan (Iran) (section Rivers)
1813 and the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828. The territories south of the Aras River, which comprised the region historically known as Azerbaijan, became the...
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Caucasus fell into Asia. However, yet another definition drew the line at Aras River, effectively placing all of Georgia in Europe. Notwithstanding variations...
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suzerainty: the Khanates of Erivan, Nakhchivān and Qarābāgh across the Aras, and the cis-Aras Khanate of Ṭālish, with its administrative headquarters located...
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Range is a part of the Lesser Caucasus system. In the southeast, the Aras River separates the Lesser Caucasus from the Talysh Mountains which runs through...
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its border with Armenia while the Aras River defines its border with Iran. The Araz reservoir located on that river supplies water for agricultural needs...
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pronounced [mɛɣˈɾi], also known as the Meghriget) is a tributary of the Aras River in the Syunik Province of southern Armenia. It descends steeply through...
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Scythians, Iranian Medes came to dominate the area to the south of the Aras river. The Medes forged a vast empire between 900 and 700 BC, which was integrated...
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Khabur Botan River (Uluçay) Batman River Hezir River Kura River Aras River Arpaçay River (also known as Akhurian) is a tributary of the Aras. It arises...
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the county and the district. The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River. Poldasht is a Persian word meaning arable land by the bridge. The city...
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on the Aras River. On 12 August 1812, 20,000 Persian men captured the fortress of Lankaran in the Talesh province and proceeded to the Aras River, attacking...
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Mohammad Khan's ultimatum. In August 1795, Agha Mohammad Khan crossed the Aras River, and after a turn of events by which he gathered more support from his...
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area located in the southern part of Armenia, encompassing part of the Aras River basin. It is known for its rich agricultural land and strategic significance...
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launched by Azerbaijan against the breakaway Republic of Artsakh along the Aras River in the Azerbaijan–Iran border during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War....
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remainder of Azerbaijan, and Iğdır, setting the northern boundary along the Aras River. Parts of Afghanistan were lost to the British Empire through the Treaty...
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suzerainty: the Khanates of Erivan, Nakhchivan, and Qarabagh across the Aras, and the cis-Aras Khanate of Talish, with its administrative headquarters located...
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Azerbaijani side; running entirely along the Aras river, it is the shortest border for both countries. The Aras river marks the border for its entire length...
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The Aras Dam (Azerbaijani: Araz su anbarı; Persian: سد ارس) is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located...
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lies in the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is located on the bank of the Aras river extending to Iran. The Mughan plain consists of five cities: Bilehard...
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Gihon (redirect from Geon (river))
Josephus associated the Gihon river with the Nile. Gihon (or Pishon) has also been associated with the Araxes (modern Aras) river which flows through Turkey...
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Anatolia region of Turkey, as well as the name given to the region where the Aras River originates. According to one version, the name is derived from an ancient...
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the Khan's ultimatum. In August 1795, Agha Mohammad Khan crossed the Aras river with a 70,000-strong army. This force was divided in three: the left wing...
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