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Aras

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Aras (äräs`), Rus. Araks, river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising in the Transcaucasus Mts., NE Turkey. It flows generally east, forming parts of the Turkey-Armenia and Armenia-Iran borders, before entering Azerbaijan where it joins the Kura River at Sabirabad. Much of its upper and middle courses are rapid and tumultuous, and its waters are used for irrigation. The Aras is the chief river of Armenia and its valley contains Armenia's greatest concentration of people and industries. The Aras is the Araxes of the ancients.
Aras
a river rising in mountains in E Turkey and flowing east to the Caspian Sea: forms part of the E border of Turkey and the N border of Iran. Length: about 1100 km (660 miles)


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Mrs McAleese has already taken a 10% pay cut in her EUR325,508 salary and is now targeting savings in day-today running costs at Aras an Uachtarain.
A moat, which was filled by the Aras River, had been dug around the citadel to defend it against enemies.
The agreement stipulates for construction of two stations on Aras River.
 
 
 
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