Aras (river)
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The Aras is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, finally, through Azerbaijan where it flows into the Kura river. It drains the south side of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains while the Kura drains the north side of the Lesser Caucasus. The river's total length is 1,072 km (666 mi) and its watershed covers an area of 102,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi). The Aras is one of the longest rivers in the Caucasus.
The Aras with Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) to the right and Iran to the left
The Aras, taken in the Poldasht District
The Aras, taken from Iğdır
Photograph of the Aras from space
Treaty of Turkmenchay
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The Treaty of Turkmenchay was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828). It was second of the series of treaties signed between Qajar Iran and Imperial Russia that forced Persia to cede or recognize Russian influence over the territories that formerly were part of Iran.
Signing ceremony of the treaty
Persian payment of indemnity in Tabriz
Treaty of Turkmenchay Cannon in Military Museum of Tehran
"Treaty of Turkmanchay" memorial medals. Museum of History of Azerbaijan, Baku.