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Mount Ararat (/ ˈ ær ə r æ t /, ARR-ə-rat; Armenian: Արարատ, romanized: Ararat) or Masis (Armenian: Մասիս) and Mount Ağrı (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı), is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in eastern Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat.
Mount Ararat, volcanic massif in extreme eastern Turkey, overlooking the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge. It consists of two peaks, Great Ararat, which is the highest peak in Turkey, and Little Ararat. Learn more about Mount Ararat.
In the Book of Genesis, the mountains of Ararat (Biblical Hebrew הָרֵי אֲרָרָט , Tiberian hārê ’Ǎrārāṭ, Septuagint: τὰ ὄρη τὰ Ἀραράτ) is the term used to designate the region in which Noah's Ark comes to rest after the Great Flood.
Jan 18, 2024 · Located in eastern Turkey, near the borders with Iran and Armenia, Mount Ararat is a dormant stratovolcano with a prominent and distinctive twin-peaked profile. Culturally and historically, Mount Ararat is renowned for its association with the biblical story of Noah’s Ark.
Nov 1, 2023 · Researchers from a trio of universities in Turkey and the United States have spent roughly a year analyzing the rock and soil in the famous Durupinar formation on Mount Ararat, the highest...
Jan 24, 2018 · Mount Ararat (Armenian: Masis; Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyaye Agiri; Azeri: Ağrıdağ; Persian: Kūh-e Nūḥ) is a dormant, compound volcanic mountain, consisting of two ancient volcanic peaks, located in present-day eastern Turkey very close to the border with Armenia.
Jul 28, 2021 · Mount Ararat is a popular destination for local and international mountain climbers in Turkey. The dormant volcano is also known as Mount Agri and Mount Masis.
Nov 9, 2019 · Mount Ararat is the tallest mountain in the Armenian Highland, but its actual location is intriguing. Although this ancient mountain carries such a major significance for the Armenian people, it is not actually located within the borders of the Republic of Armenia.
3 days ago · Mount Ararat is a legendary and mystical mountain located in the eastern region of Turkey, near the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. It is a twin peak volcanic mountain with two summits, Greater Ararat (5,137 meters or 16,854 feet) and Lesser Ararat (3,896 meters or 12,782 feet).
The double-peaked stratovolcano Mount Ararat, also known as Agri Dagi, is Turkey's highest, largest volume, and easternmost volcano. It is glacier-clad along with its twin volcano, Kucuk Ararat (or Lesser Ararat), and covers an area of 1000 km 2 at the eastern end of a SSW-ESE line of volcanoes extending from Nemrut Dagi.
