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Araxes

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Araxes, river, Turkey and Azerbaijan: see Aras Aras , 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.
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This shading ran across the Daedalia desert, cutting across the path of classical (but invisible) Araxes.
In contrast to Russia, the basin's major navy power, Iran has the strongest and most experienced land force in the region and has conducted a number of army manoeuvres along the frontier with Azerbaijan, its historic province lost to the Russian Empire in the wars of 1814-1828, which it might resort to invade across the river Araxes if the settlement of the delimitation dispute necessitates military action.
After two days, we decided to cross the Araxes (the river that marks the border between Azerbaijan and Iran).
 
 
 
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