Yeraskh
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Yeraskh is a town in the Ararat Province
of Armenia
. Yeraskh is the last town in Armenia at the border with Nakhichevan
on what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan
proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran.
Ararat (province)
Ararat is a province of Armenia with capital in Artashat. Named after Mount Ararat, the province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. Yeraskh is the last town in Armenia at the border with Nakhichevan
Nakhichevan
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5,363 km² and borders Armenia to the east and north, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest...
on what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran.