Mount Ararat
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Categories: Armenian culture | Stratovolcanoes | Mountains of Turkey | Volcanoes of Asia | Volcanoes of Turkey
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Coordinates:
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39°42′ N 44°17′ E
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Type:
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Stratovolcano
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Age of rock:
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Last eruption:
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- "Ararat" redirects here. For other uses, see Ararat (disambiguation).
Mount Ararat (
Turkish Ağrı Dağı;
Armenian Արարատ;
Persian آرارات;
Hebrew אררט,
Standard Hebrew Ararat,
Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrārāṭ), the tallest peak in modern
Turkey, is a snow-capped dormant
volcanic cone, located in the far northeast of Turkey, 16 km west of
Iran and 32 km south of
Armenia. The Book of
Genesis identifies this mountain as the resting place of
Noah's Ark after the
Great Flood described there.
A smaller (3896 m) cone, Little Mount Ararat, rises just southeast of the main peak. The lava plateau stretches out between the two pinnacles. Technically, Ararat is a
stratovolcano, formed of lava flows and pyroclastic ejecta.
The last activity on the mountain was a major
earthquake in
July 1840 centered around the Ahora Gorge, a northeast trending chasm that drops 1825 metres (6,000 ft) from the top of the mountain.
History
The mountain was the setting for the legend of the ten thousand martyrs of Mount Ararat.
Symbolism
Even though the mountain is located in Turkey, Ararat is the national symbol of Armenia, where it is sometimes called
Masis (Մասիս), and was once Armenian territory until it fell to the Turks around
1915. Mount Ararat is featured in the center of the
Coat of Arms of Armenia. The mountain is clearly visible from most locations in Armenia, including the capital city of
Yerevan (from
Armenia it is best visible from the
Khor Virap monastery, though), and is often depicted by Armenian artists on paintings,
obsidian engravings and
backgammon boards.
See also
External links
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