The Aras (also known as Araks, Arax, Araxi, Araxes, Araz, or Yeraskh; Armenian: Արաքս, Persian: ارس, Turkish: Aras, Azerbaijani: Araz Araz, Kurdish: Aras or Araz; Russian: Аракс) is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Azerbaijan. Its total length is 1,072 kilometers (665 miles). Given its length and a basin that covers an area of 102,000 km², it is one of the largest rivers of the Caucasus.

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But many times it is the Volga River which is called Araxes especially in Herodotus' History first chapter ...