The Aare ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːrɛ] ) or Aar ( Swiss Standard German: [aːr] ) is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence ) and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland .
26-666: [REDACTED] Look up Aar or AAR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. AAR or Aar may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Aar , a river in Switzerland, tributary of the Rhine Aar (Lahn) , a tributary of Lahn river in Germany, descending from the Taunus mountains Aar (Dill) , a tributary of Dill river in Germany, also in
52-685: A chemical reaction leading to expansion in concrete See also [ edit ] Ahr , a river in Germany, tributary of the Rhine Aare (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title AAR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AAR&oldid=1113684305 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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156-620: A translated version of the Eritrean constitution. In education, however, Afar speakers prefer Arabic – which many of them speak as a second language – as the language of instruction. In the Afar Region of Ethiopia, Afar is also recognized as an official working language. Since 2020, Afar is one of the five official working languages of Ethiopia. The consonants of the Afar language in the standard orthography are listed below in angle brackets (preceded by
182-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aar Its total length from its source to its junction with the Rhine comprises about 295 kilometres (183 mi), during which distance it descends 1,565 m (5,135 ft), draining an area of 17,779 km (6,865 sq mi), almost entirely within Switzerland, and accounting for close to half
208-714: Is here that the Aare proves itself to be more than just a river, as it attracts thousands of tourists annually to the causeways through the gorge. A little past Meiringen , near Brienz , the river expands into Lake Brienz . Near the west end of the lake it indirectly receives its first important tributary , the Lütschine , by the Lake of Brienz. It then runs across the swampy plain of the Bödeli (Swiss German diminutive for ground) between Interlaken and Unterseen before flowing into Lake Thun . Near
234-739: The Bernese Alps , in the canton of Bern and west of the Grimsel Pass . The Finsteraargletscher and Lauteraargletscher come together to form the Unteraargletscher (Lower Aar Glacier), which is the main source of water for the Grimselsee (Lake of Grimsel). The Oberaargletscher (Upper Aar Glacier) feeds the Oberaarsee , which also flows into the Grimselsee. The Aare leaves the Grimselsee just to
260-684: The Lowland East Cushitic sub-group, along with Saho and Somali . Its closest relative is the Saho language. The Afar language is spoken as a mother tongue by the Afar people in Djibouti , Eritrea , and the Afar Region of Ethiopia . According to Ethnologue , there are 2,600,000 total Afar speakers. Of these, 1,280,000 were recorded in the 2007 Ethiopian census, with 906,000 monolinguals registered in
286-583: The North Sea after crossing into the Netherlands . On May 26, 2022, Indonesia West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil 's eldest child, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz, was declared missing after being swept away by the river current. Chronologically, Eril was swimming in the river with his sister and friends. When he wanted to rise to the surface, Eril was dragged by a fairly swift current of the river which had previously received help from his friend. The search efforts involving
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#1732836968543312-472: The 1994 census. In Djibouti, Afar is a recognized national language. It is also one of the broadcasting languages of the Radio Television of Djibouti public network. In Eritrea, Afar is recognized as one of nine national languages which formally enjoy equal status although Tigrinya and Arabic are by far of greatest significance in official usage. There are daily broadcasts on the national radio and
338-530: The IPA notation): Voiceless stop consonants which close syllables are released, e.g., [ʌkʰˈme] . Sentence final vowels of affirmative verbs are aspirated (and stressed), e.g. Sentence final vowels of negative verbs are not aspirated (nor stressed), e.g. Sentence final vowels of interrogative verbs are lengthened (and stressed), e.g. Otherwise, stress in word-final. Possible syllable shapes are V, VV, VC, VVC, CV, CVV and CVVC. As in most other Cushitic languages,
364-597: The Seetal Aabach falls in on the right. A short distance further, below Brugg , it receives first the Reuss , its major tributary, and shortly afterwards the Limmat , its second strongest tributary. It now turns due north, and soon becomes itself a tributary of the Rhine , which it even surpasses in volume when the two rivers unite downstream from Koblenz (Switzerland) , opposite Waldshut in Germany. The Rhine, in turn, empties into
390-660: The United States Ann Arbor Railroad (disambiguation) IATA airport code for Aarhus Airport in Tirstrup, Denmark ICAO airline code for Asiana Airlines of South Korea Other uses [ edit ] Aar (Star Wars) , fictional planet in Star Wars universe Aar, a fictional planet of the star Deneb, in the " Captain Future " stories The All-American Rejects , an American rock band Air America Radio ,
416-497: The area of the country, including all of Central Switzerland . There are more than 40 hydroelectric plants along the course of the Aare. The river's name dates to at least the La Tène period , and it is attested as Nantaror "Aare valley" in the Berne zinc tablet . The name was Latinized as Arula / Arola / Araris . The Aare rises in the great Aargletschers (Aare Glaciers) of
442-572: The basic word order in Afar is subject–object–verb . In Ethiopia, Afar used to be written with the Ge'ez script (Ethiopic script). Since around 1849, the Latin script has been used in other areas to transcribe the language. Additionally, Afar is also transcribed using the Arabic script . In the early 1970s, two Afar intellectuals and nationalists, Dimis and Redo, formalized the Afar alphabet. Known as Qafar Feera ,
468-873: The basin of the Lahn Aar (Ill) , a branch of the Ill river that separates from it in Strasbourg, France and rejoins it further north Aar (Twiste) , a tributary of Twiste river in Germany, in the basin of the Weser Aar (village) , a village in Rajasthan, India South American–Antarctic Ridge , also known as the American–Antarctic Ridge, a mid-ocean ridge in the South Atlantic Antarctica , IAAF code AAR Military [ edit ] After-action review ,
494-650: The east to the Grimsel Hospiz, below the Grimsel Pass , and then flows northwest through the Haslital , forming on the way the magnificent Handegg Waterfall, 46 m (151 ft), past Guttannen . Right after Innertkirchen it is joined by its first major tributary, the Gamderwasser. Less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) later the river carves through a limestone ridge in the Aare Gorge ( German : Aareschlucht ). It
520-743: The major Swiss engineering feats of the 19th century, the Jura water correction , the river, which had previously rendered the countryside north of Bern a swampland through frequent flooding, was diverted by the Aare-Hagneck Canal into the Lac de Bienne . From the upper end of the lake, at Nidau , the river issues through the Nidau-Büren Canal , also called the Aare Canal, and then runs east to Büren . The lake absorbs huge amounts of eroded gravel and snowmelt that
546-635: The police search and rescue team, maritime police, fire department, and authority of the city of Bern. One week after declared missing, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz was declared dead in absentia at the age of 22. Although on June 9, 2022, Eril's body was located. The funeral procession of Emmeril “Eril” Kahn Mumtadz took place in the family's burial ground located in Cimaung, Bandung regency, West Java. Soon after news about Eril's body brought back to his home, Indonesian netizens review bombed Aare River's Google listing, leaving negative comments and one-star ratings as if
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#1732836968543572-467: The railroads of North America Transportation [ edit ] AAR Corporation , an American aviation engineering company AAR coupling , railway coupling specification of the Association of American Railroads AAR wheel arrangement , Association of American Railroads system for describing wheel arrangement of locomotives All-American Road , a designation for some national scenic byways in
598-617: The river brings from the Alps, and the former swamps have become fruitful plains: they are known as the "vegetable garden of Switzerland". From here the Aare flows northeast for a long distance, past the ambassador town Solothurn (below which the Grosse Emme flows in on the right), Aarburg (where it is joined by the Wigger ), Olten , Aarau , near which is the junction with the Suhre , and Wildegg, where
624-649: The south of the Old City peninsula is the Mattenschwelle [ de ] , a weir which provides water for the small Matte hydroelectric power plant . River swimming in the Aare is popular in Bern, and the river is sometimes full of bathers on summer days. The river soon changes its northwesterly flow for a due westerly direction, but after receiving the Saane or La Sarine it turns north until it nears Aarberg . There, in one of
650-510: The waterway was fully to blame for the tragedy. Afar language Afar (Afar: Qafaraf ; also known as ’Afar Af , Afaraf , Qafar af ) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people inhabiting Djibouti , Eritrea and Ethiopia . Afar is classified within the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family. It is further categorized in
676-547: The west end of Lake Thun, the river indirectly receives the waters of the Kander , which has just been joined by the Simme , by the Lake of Thun. Lake Thun marks the head of navigation . On flowing out of the lake it passes through Thun , and then flows through the city of Bern , passing beneath eighteen bridges and around the steeply-flanked peninsula on which the Old City is located. To
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