Aras (river)

Aras Armenian: Արաքս, Azerbaijani: Araz, Persian: ارس, Turkish: Aras
The Aras with Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) to the right and Iran to the left
Aras River highlighted on a map of the Kura River watershed
Location
Countries	Turkey Armenia Iran Azerbaijan
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 / 39.395954°N 41.285200°E / 39.395954; 41.285200
• elevation	2,288 m (7,507 ft)
Mouth	Kura
• location	Sabirabad, Azerbaijan
• coordinates	40°01′06″N 48°27′13″E / 40.0184°N 48.4535°E / 40.0184; 48.4535
• 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 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 km² (39,000 sq mi). The Aras is one of the longest rivers in the Caucasus.