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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

In the north he had advanced as far as Lake Van, and the valley of the Araxes, the Tibarenes in the north-west, and the Cilicians in the west had felt the weight of his arms.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

The patriarchs of Great Armenia first resided at Ashtishat, on the Araxes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

On his first campaign he fought on the borders of Urarti, i. e. of the land of Ararat, the region of the Upper Araxes.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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