The Aras (also known as Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz, or Yeraskh; Armenian: ิฑึีกึีฝ or ิตึีกีฝีญ (Araqs or Erasx), Azerbaijani: Araz,
Persian: ุงุฑุณ (Aras), Turkish: Aras, Kurdish: Aras or Erez;
Russian: ะัะฐะบั; Latin: Aboras), is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
Iran. Its total length is 1,072 kilometers (666 mi). Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 kmยฒ, it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.