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Araxes

[uh-rak-seez]

noun

  1. ancient name of Aras.



Araxes

/ əˈræksiːz /

noun

  1. the ancient name for the Aras

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Araxes!—Blessings on Pharaoh!—Blessings on the alliance!

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

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The adjacent Pasin Plain, watered by the Araxes, has suffered severely from the Kurds.

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Only the valley of the Araxes allowed agriculture on any extensive scale; it only brought forth abundant produce.

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They do not cultivate the soil, but live on their herds and on fish, which the Araxes supplies in large quantities, and drink milk.

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