Kur-Araz Lowland

Azerbaijan

The Kura-Aras Lowland, Kura-Aras Depression or Kura-Aras Basin[1] (Azerbaijani: Kür-Araz ovalığı) is a vast depression in central-southern Azerbaijan defined by the valleys of the Kura River and Aras River. It is situated by the West shore of the Caspian Sea and is part of the Aral-Caspian Depression. It is delimited by the Greater Caucasus from the North, Lesser Caucasus from the West and the Talysh Mountains from the South. [2]

Its extension is the Lenkoran Lowland, which reaches Iran at Astara.

References and notes

  1. The name of Aras may also be variously transliterates as Araz, Arax, or Araxes.
  2. Profile of Azerbaijan, a 2003 World Bank document

Coordinates: 41°10′00″N 45°50′00″E / 41.1667°N 45.8333°E / 41.1667; 45.8333

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