Choda Afarin bridges
Coordinates: 39 ° 9 ′ 2 ″ N , 46 ° 56 ′ 24 ″ E
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The bridges of Choda Afarin ( Armenian Խուդաֆերինի կամուրջներ , Azerbaijani Xudafərin kbodüsü ) or bridges of Chudaferin or Chodaaferin ( Persian پل خداآفرین) are two medieval arched bridges over the river Aras in the Caucasus , which forms the border between Iran on the one hand and the internationally unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto) or Azerbaijan (de jure) on the other. The two 800 m spaced bridges connecting the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan in the South and de facto province of Hadrut of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic de jure and the rayon (district) Dschäbrajil Azerbaijan each other in the north.
The first bridge has eleven arches and was built in the 11th – 12th centuries. Century built. Only three arches of her are completely preserved. The second bridge has 15 arches and was built in the 13th century. All 15 arches are still intact.
