Araxes
Americannoun
noun
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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
Many of the early towns were on or near the Araxes, and amongst their ruins are the remains of churches which throw light on the history of Christian architecture in the East.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Araxes I take to be a Græcism, and the Mod. name Aras to show the proper form.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
Then Hystaspes went over the Araxes on his way back to Persia, to keep his son under guard for Cyrus.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
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