Qareh Sū

river, Azerbaijan

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The Qareh Sū is a river that flows from the Sabalān Mountains in northeastern Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a tributary of the Aras River. The Aras River itself originates in Turkey and flows eastward, forming a significant portion of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan on its north side, and Turkey and Iran on its south side. After a journey of approximately 665 miles (1,070 km), the Aras River merges with the Kura River in Azerbaijan, near the Caspian Sea. The Qareh Sū contributes sediment to the Aras River, which in turn forms the Kura-Aras delta.1

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