What transboundary river forms the natural boundary between eastern Türkiye and Armenia before joining the Kura River on its path to the Caspian Sea?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Aras River
- Step 1: The Aras River rises in the Bingöl Mountains of Erzurum.
- Step 2: It flows eastward, forming the international frontier between Türkiye and Armenia, and between Türkiye and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave.
Answer
Aras River.
Why not the others: 'Kura River' rises in Ardahan and flows through Georgia before meeting the Aras; 'Murat River' is a headwater tributary of the Euphrates; 'Zapsuyu River' is a tributary of the Tigris in Hakkari.
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