Kura-Aras lowland explained

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] The name is derived from the names of the two rivers in the area: the Kura and the Aras.^[3]

See also

• Kura–Araxes culture or Kur–Araz culture, Bronze Age culture from the region
• Trans-Caucasus

Further reading

• Book: Akif A. Alizadeh, Ibrahim S. Guliyev, Fakhraddin A. Kadirov, Lev V. Eppelbaum. Jun 17, 2016 . Geosciences of Azerbaijan . Springer. 17. 978-3-319-27395-2 .

Notes and References

1. The name of Aras may also be variously transliterates as Araz, Arax, or Araxes.
2. http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/04/11/000094946_03040304034344/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt Profile of Azerbaijan
3. Web site: Azerbaijan - History, People, & Facts. britannica.com. 24 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310040134/https://www.britannica.com/place/Azerbaijan#ref481406. 10 March 2018.