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'''Araxes''' is a river in [[Central Asia]]. As per [[Arrian]]<ref>[[The Anabasis of Alexander/7b]], Ch.16</ref>The [[Araxes]], or [[Aras]], joins the [[Cyrus]], or Kour, and falls into the [[Caspian Sea]]. It is now called [[Kizil-Ozan]], or [[Yellow River]]. Its Hebrew name is [[Chabor]] (2 Kings xvii. 6). Pontem indignatus Araxes (Vergil, Aeneid, viii. 728). See Aeschylus (Prometheus, 736), Dr. Paley's note. | '''Araxes''' is a river in [[Central Asia]]. As per [[Arrian]]<ref>[[The Anabasis of Alexander/7b]], Ch.16, f.n.5</ref>The [[Araxes]], or [[Aras]], joins the [[Cyrus]], or Kour, and falls into the [[Caspian Sea]]. It is now called [[Kizil-Ozan]], or [[Yellow River]]. Its Hebrew name is [[Chabor]] (2 Kings xvii. 6). Pontem indignatus Araxes (Vergil, Aeneid, viii. 728). See Aeschylus (Prometheus, 736), Dr. Paley's note. | ||
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Araxes is a river in Central Asia. As per Arrian[1]The Araxes, or Aras, joins the Cyrus, or Kour, and falls into the Caspian Sea. It is now called Kizil-Ozan, or Yellow River. Its Hebrew name is Chabor (2 Kings xvii. 6). Pontem indignatus Araxes (Vergil, Aeneid, viii. 728). See Aeschylus (Prometheus, 736), Dr. Paley's note.
Location
It flows along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. It drains the south side of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains and then joins the Kur River which drains the north side of those mountains. Its total length is 1,072 kilometres and is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.
Variants of the name
- ↑ The Anabasis of Alexander/7b, Ch.16, f.n.5