Mount Ararat
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| 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 The mountain is always capped with snow, and it was once a volcano, but is no longer active.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). Now it is in Turkey.
[change] Gallery
 Ararat, Climbing route at 4,700m |
 Ararat, View on snow covered top from 4,900m |
 Ararat, from 2,700m |
 Ararat, from a village |
 Ararat, with clouds behind |
 Ararat, View with truck driving mountiners |
 Ararat, from a Western Armenia perspective |
 Khor Virap monastery in front of Mount Ararat |
 Yerevan, Armenia with Mount Ararat in the background |
 Ararat |
