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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.
Jan 18, 2024 · Mount Ararat, known as “Ağrı Dağı” in Turkish, is the highest mountain in Turkey, reaching an elevation of 5,137 meters (16,854 feet) above sea level. 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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
