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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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from Shiraz Afarin Lahori, Punjabi-Persian Poet Khoda Afarin Dam, Dam on Aras river in Iran and Azerbaijan Afarin, Pakdasht, Village in Tehran, Iran Alherd...
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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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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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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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streams. In the Ararat plain it joins the Aras river along the border with Turkey. Its waters join the Kura river, before flowing into the Caspian Sea. A...
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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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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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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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arc from North to South-East from Tartar river to Aras River. The Hakari River (left tributary of the Aras) separates it from the Karabakh Plateau. The...
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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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farsakhs (270 km) in length. All the right bank of the Kura River until it joined with the Aras was attributed to Arran (the left bank of the Kura was known...
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Look up aras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aras is a Turkish masculine given name and a surname. It is also used as a feminine given name in other...
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of the Aras River. Communication between the Caucasus and the historical Iranian region of Azerbaijan has long been hampered by the Aras River. Therefore...
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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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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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