Aras (river)
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| Araqs | |
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Aras River highlighted on a map of the Kura River watershed | |
| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Aras |
| • location | Bingöl Mountains, Kocagün creek (Varto), Orman Creek (Hınıs), Tekman, Erzurum, Turkey |
| • coordinates | 39°23′45″N 41°17′07″E |
| • elevation | 2,288 m (7,507 ft) |
| Mouth | Kura |
• location | Sabirabad, Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 40.0184°N 48.4535°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,072 km (666 mi) |
| Basin size | 102,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 285 m3/s (10,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a 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. 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 km2 (39,000 sq mi). The Aras is one of the longest rivers in the Caucasus.
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