Aras, Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz (Persian: ارس, Azerbaijani: Araz), is a river rising in Anatolia in Turkey, flowing along the Turkey-Armenia border, then along the Iran border, entering Azerbaijan, and falling into Kura river as a right tributary. Total length is about 600 miles.
Aras was chosen as the border limit between Persia and Russia in the Treaty of Golestan in 1813 by which the whole area north of that river was cut off from Iran and annexed to Russia. Iran and the Soviet Union later built a joint dam on this river at Poldasht area.
In 2001, Russia's space forces published the latest chapters in their official history, (119) which confirmed earlier reports (117) that the real name of the military spacecraft launched in June 1997 was Araks -- after a river in Caucasus.
Although originally published drawings depicted the satellite in metallic colors, later sources proved that in flight the satellite is enveloped into yellow-orange thermal blanketing, common for NPO Lavochkin's spacecraft.
The Araks (Arkon) spacecraft during processing at NPO Lavochkin's testing station, KIS, in the town of Khimki northwest of Moscow.
Kura river united with Araks in Sabirabad region of Azerbaijan drags all ecological problems of South Caucasus to Caspian sea, which on power and fishy stocks is unique water basin of the world and determining factor in the establishment of the climate in Caspian region.
n the right coast of the river Araks there are no menacing sources of pollution, on the way of passage of the river in Turkey and Iran, there are large populated area with an advanced industry.
Annually-average concentration in inflows of Araks on the territory of Armenia made: on Cuprum-30, ammonia Nitrogen -26, chloride-18, phenol-32 PMC.
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