Aras River

river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran

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The Aras River is a waterway that flows through and forms borders between Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran in the South Caucasus region. It matters because it serves as an important geographic boundary and water resource for the four countries it touches.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Azerbaijan
Located in: Syunik Province
Continent: Asia
Image: Армяно-Иранская граница 2024 1.jpg
Length: 1072

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watershed area: 102000
discharge: 285
Commons category: Aras River
mouth of the watercourse: Kura River
category for the water basin: Category:Araks Basin
basin country: Iran
origin of the watercourse: Bingöl Dağları
native label: Արաքս
Commons gallery: Aras River
located in/on physical feature: Armenian Highlands

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Encyclopedic overview

The Aras is a transboundary river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, finally, through Azerbaijan where it flows into the Kura river as a right tributary. It drains the south side of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, while the Kura drains the north side of the Lesser Caucasus. The river's total length is 1,072 km (666 mi) and its watershed covers an area of 102,000 km (39,000 mi). The Aras is one of the longest rivers in the Caucasus.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aras River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.