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Araxes

American  
[uh-rak-seez] / əˈræk siz /

noun

  1. ancient name of Aras.


Araxes British  
/ əˈræksiːz /

noun

  1. the ancient name for the Aras

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By 2006, the cemetery had been smashed to pieces, with ancient grave markers dumped into the Araxes River, according to a report by Pickman in Archaeology magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020

To the east peasants watched their flocks in the valley of Araxes, allegedly the valley created "Eden" by Jehovah.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the bank of the Araxes, in the plain of Armenia, and in full view of Ararat are located the monastery of Khor-Virap and the chapel of St. Gregory close beside it.

From Armenian Legends and Festivals by Boettiger, Louis A.

The river Araxes was recognized as the frontier of both states.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

Kings, from Indus, and Araxes, Ister, and the Boreal axes, Horsed his chariot to the waves, Then embarked, his galley-slaves.

From Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)