{"id":358349,"date":"2026-03-17T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358349"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:19:27","slug":"aras-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/aras-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Aras River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>The Aras River is strategically located along the borders in the Caucasus and is in focus amid regional geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Aras River<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.worldatlas.com\/r\/w768\/upload\/96\/ad\/11\/arasrivermap.jpeg?resize=471%2C275&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Aras river \" width=\"471\" height=\"275\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: World atlas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">It is a <strong>transboundary river in the\u00a0Caucasus.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><strong>Caucasus <\/strong>is a region <strong>between<\/strong> the <strong>Black Sea and the Caspian Sea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">It forms <strong>natural boundaries <\/strong>between countries such<strong> as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Armenia<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Azerbaijan<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Iran<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Turkey.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">It is <strong>one of the longest rivers in the Caucasus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course:<\/strong> It <strong>originates <\/strong>near the city of<strong> Erzurum in Turkey<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">It then flows through the country to<strong> meet the Akhuryan River southeast of the Turkish<\/strong> district of<strong> Digor. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">It then <strong>flows along the border between Armenia and Turkey<\/strong>, and<strong> later along the borders between Iran and Armenia, and Iran and Azerbaijan. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Finally, <strong>the Aras River enters the Kura River in the Azerbaijan city of Sabirabad<\/strong> and <strong>drains into the Caspian Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><strong>Tributary of:<\/strong> It is also the <strong>largest tributary of the Kura River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><strong>Total length:<\/strong> Its total length is <strong>around 1,072 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dams on river:<\/strong> The most<strong> important Dam<\/strong> on the river is the <strong>Aras Dam.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was<strong> built in the 20th century by Iran and the Soviet Union.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>UNESCO World Heritage site Saint Stepanos Monastery<\/strong> is located near the Aras river.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Two historical bridges called the Khodaafarin Bridges<\/strong> are also located along the Aras River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Aras River is strategically located along the borders in the Caucasus and is in focus amid regional geopolitical tensions. About Aras River It is a transboundary river in the\u00a0Caucasus. Caucasus is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. 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