Aras River

river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran
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Aras River

Summary

Aras River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #104 of 13,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aras River is located in East Azarbaijan Province[3].
  • Aras River is located in Syunik Province[4].
  • Aras River is in the country of Iran[5].
  • Aras River is in the country of Turkey[6].
  • Aras River is in the country of Armenia[7].
  • Aras River is in the country of Azerbaijan[8].
  • Aras River is on the continent of Asia[9].
  • Aras River's instance of is recorded as river[10].
  • Aras River's basin country is recorded as Turkey[11].
  • Aras River's basin country is recorded as Armenia[12].
  • Aras River's basin country is recorded as Azerbaijan[13].
  • Aras River's basin country is recorded as Iran[14].
  • Aras River's Commons category is recorded as Aras River[15].
  • Aras River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Kura River[16].
  • Aras River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.33792, 'lon': 41.32823}[17].
  • Aras River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.0184, 'lon': 48.4535}[18].
  • Aras River's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Armenian Highlands[19].
  • Aras River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Bingöl Dağları[20].
  • Aras River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aras River[21].
  • Aras River's Commons gallery is recorded as Aras River[22].
  • Aras River's tributary is recorded as Akhurian River[23].
  • Aras River's tributary is recorded as Metsamor[24].
  • Aras River's tributary is recorded as Hrazdan River[25].
  • Aras River's tributary is recorded as Azat River[26].
  • Aras River's tributary is recorded as Vedi[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Iran[5], a sovereign state[28], in Iran[29], founded in 1979[30]; Turkey[6], a sovereign state[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1923[33]; Armenia[7], a sovereign state[34], in Armenia[35], founded in 1991[36]; and Azerbaijan[8], a sovereign state[37], in Azerbaijan[38], founded in 1991[39]. Located in include East Azarbaijan Province[3], a province of Iran[40], in Iran[41] and Syunik Province[4], a province of Armenia[42], in Armenia[43], founded in 1995[44]. Aras River is on the continent of Asia[9].

Designation and Status

Aras River's instance of is recorded as river[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aras River include Kura–Araxes culture[45], an archaeological culture[46], in Iran[47] and Aracy Balabanian[48], an actor[49], 1940–2023[50], of Brazil[51].

Why It Matters

Aras River ranks in the top 0.76% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #104 of 13,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Kura–Araxes culture[45], an archaeological culture[46], in Iran[47] and Aracy Balabanian[48], an actor[49], 1940–2023[50], of Brazil[51].

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  17. [19] . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 39.33792, 'lon': 41.32823}, {'lat': 40.0184, 'lon': 48.4535}
    Elevation above sea level -16
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  2. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Drainage basin Caspian Sea Basin
    Image needs reharvest
    Continent Asia
    Country
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