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Araxes

[ uh-rak-seez ]

noun

  1. ancient name of Aras.


Araxes

/ əˈræksiːz /

noun

  1. See Aras
    the ancient name for the Aras


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Agriculture was neglected, and they subsisted entirely upon their cattle and the fish supplied by the Araxes.

On the sixth day after the last battle they reached the river Araxes,421 which is the boundary between Media and Armenia.

The southern boundary of Caucasia is in part coincident with the river Aras (Araxes), in part purely conventional and political.

From this place he continued his march through Syria nine stages—fifty parasangs—and they reached the river Araxes.

As soon as we recrossed the Araxes, the escort begged me to point out the Keblah to them, as they wanted to pray.

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