Mount Ararat
| Mount Ararat | |
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 Satellite picture of Mount Ararat |
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| Elevation | 5,137 metres (16,854 ft), see section |
| Location | Iğdır Province, Turkey |
| Prominence | 3,611 m ranked 48th |
| Coordinates | 39°42.26′N 44°17.5′E |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1840[1] |
Mount Ararat is the tallest peak in modern Turkey. The mountain is always capped with snow, and it was once a volcano, but is no longer active. It is in Iğdır Province, near the northeast corner of Turkey, 16 km west of Iran and 32 km south of the Armenian border.
[change] History
The people and area who lived in this area was the Armenian kingdom of Ararat (in Assyrian: Urartu). The former lived here for nearly 3000 years and it was since 1923 with the Traité de Lausanne that the Ararat was placed in the administration of Turkey.
[change] Gallery
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Ararat, Climbing route at 4,700m
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Ararat, View on snow covered top from 4,900m
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Ararat, from 2,700m
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Ararat, from a village
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Ararat, with clouds behind
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Ararat, View with truck driving mountiners
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Ararat, from a Western Armenia perspective
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Khor Virap monastery in front of Mount Ararat
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Yerevan, Armenia with Mount Ararat in the background
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Ararat
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Ararat at sunset
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