Araz

Araz is a village and municipality in the of , . It is located on the left bank of the Aras River. Its population is busy with gardening, grain growing and animal husbandry.
Wikipedia
  • Village with 257 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 787 metres (2,582 feet)
  • …is also known as “Araz, Azerbaijan”
  • Description: human settlement in Azerbaijan

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iranian Aras hydro power station.

Power station
Photo: Neeku, CC BY 2.0.
The Aras Dam is an embankment dam on the along the border of and . is situated 3½ km southwest of Araz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nehrəm and Tazakend.

Town
is a village and the most populous municipality… is situated 3 km east of Araz.

Town
Babek is a city, municipality and the capital… is situated 5 km north of Araz.

Village
is a village and municipality in the… is situated 9 km east of Araz.

Araz

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Latitude
39.11152° or 39° 6′ 42″ north
Longitude
45.42678° or 45° 25′ 36″ east
Open location code
8HF74C6G+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 773153364
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
9485457
Wiki­data ID
Q4621297

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Araz” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արազ (գյուղ)”
  • Armenian: “Արազ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Araz”
  • Chechen: “Араз (Азербайджан)”
  • Chechen: “Араз”
  • Dutch: “Araz”
  • Georgian: “არაქსი”
  • Irish: “Araz”
  • Italian: “Araz”
  • Malay: “Araz, Azerbaijan”
  • Malay: “Araz”
  • Persian: “ارس، نخجوان”
  • Persian: “ارس”
  • Russian: “Араз”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آراز (بابک)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آراز”
  • Tatar: “Араз (Бабәк)”
  • Tatar: “Араз”
  • Uzbek: “Araz (Ozarbayjon)”
  • Uzbek: “Araz”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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