Aras may refer to:
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Aras (river)
The Aras is a transboundary 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, fin ...
, a river that starts in Turkey and flows through Caucasia (borders Iran with Azerbaijan and Armenia)
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Aras Dam
The Aras Dam (; ) is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located downstream of Poldasht in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran and Nakhchivan City in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. The prima ...
, on the Aras River
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Aras, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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Aras District
Aras District () is in Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nazok-e Olya.
History
After the 2006 National Census, Poldasht District was separated from Maku County
Maku County () is in West Aze ...
, an administrative subdivision of Iran
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Aras Free Zone, an industrial Zone situated in north-west of Iran
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Aras, Navarre, a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarre (Navarra), Spain
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Aras, Horasan, Turkey
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Republic of Aras
The Republic of Aras (; also known as the Republic of Araks or the Araxi Republic) was a short-lived and unrecognized state in the South Caucasus, roughly corresponding to the modern Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Named after the A ...
, a short-lived and unrecognized republic taking its name from the aforementioned river
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Årås
Årås is the administrative centre of Austrheim municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Fosnøyna, about northeast of the village of Austrheim.
The village has a population (2019) o ...
, the administrative centre of Austrheim municipality in Vestland county, Norway
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Ərəş
Ərəş ( ''Areš'') is a village and municipality in the Yevlakh Rayon of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of Wes ...
, a village in Azerbaijan
People
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Aras (name)
Aras is a masculine Turkish given name and surname. Rooted in old Turkic origins, the name Aras is associated with meanings such as "someone who takes responsibility" or "one who protects and cares deeply for what they value".
It is often linke ...
, list of people with the name
Other
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ARAS (Lithuania), a Lithuanian Police special operations unit
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Aras (mythology), an autochthon in Greek mythology, father of Araethyrea and Aoris
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Aras Corp, an American developer and publisher of product development software
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Aras Green Economic Dawn (Aras GED), an Iranian industrial and environmental business consortium
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Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is an encyclopedic collection of archetypal images consisting of photographs of works of art, ritual images, and artifacts of sacred traditions and contemporary art from around the world. Th ...
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Ascending reticular activating system
The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei in the brainstem that spans from the lower end of the medulla oblongata to the upper end of the midbrain. The neurons of the reticular formation make up a complex set of neural networks ...
, in neuroanatomy
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Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, a kidney disease
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Left Anti-capitalist Group or ARAS, a political party in Greece
See also
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Ara (disambiguation), plural: Aras
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