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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

But admitting that Arran, the country washed by the Araxes, was the birthplace of Zoroaster, can we possibly follow Dr. Spiegel when he says, Arran seems to be identical with Haran, the birthplace of Abraham?

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

In the latter part of his life, he conceived the idea that there might possibly be some additional glory and power to be acquired in subduing certain half-savage regions in the north, beyond the Araxes.

From Darius the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

Among such savages as these, and through the forests and wildernesses in which they lived, Cyrus advanced till he reached the Araxes.

From Cyrus the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

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