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Mount Ararat (/ ˈ ær ə r æ t /, ARR-ə-rat; Armenian: Արարատ, romanized: Ararat) or Masis (Armenian: Մասիս) also known as Mount Agirî (Kurdish: Çiyayê Agirî) and Mount Ağrı (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı), is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in Eastern Turkey.
Jul 5, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
In the Book of Genesis, the mountains of Ararat ( Biblical Hebrew הָרֵי אֲרָרָט , Tiberian hārê ’Ǎrārāṭ, Septuagint: τὰ ὄρη τὰ Ἀραράτ) [1] is the term used to designate the region in which Noah's Ark comes to rest after the Great Flood. [2] It corresponds to the ancient Assyrian term Urartu, an exonym ...
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.
Mount Ararat, or Ağrı Dağı (mountain of pain) as it is often known in Turkey is a huge stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Turkey. For many traditional believers of the Bible Ararat is considered to be the rest place of Noah's Ark after the Great Flood, though the Bible isn't specific on which of the "Mountains of Ararat" the ark is ...
Mount Ararat, Turkish Ağrı Dağı, Extinct volcanic massif, eastern Turkey. Located in Ağrı province, near the Iranian border, Ararat has two peaks, Great Ararat, at 16,853 ft (5,137 m) the highest point of elevation in Turkey, and Little Ararat, almost 13,000 ft (4,000 m).
Jul 30, 2024 · 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).
Mount Ararat ( Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Armenian: Արարատ; Kurdish: Grîdax or Çiyayê Agirî) is the tallest peak in the Armenian Highlands and modern-day Turkey. The mountain is always capped with snow, and it is a dormant volcano.
