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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) [4] [5] and Mount Ağrı (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı), is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in Eastern Turkey.
Sep 19, 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 · 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.
Since the Middle Ages the "mountains of Ararat" began to be identified with a mountain in present Turkey known as Masis or Ağrı Dağı; the mountain became known as Mount Ararat. [5] [6]
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).
Jul 28, 2021 · It is actually part of two snow-capped peaks, named Greater Ararat, at 16,854 feet, and Lesser Ararat, at 12,782 feet It is the highest mountain among hundreds found in the area, and the highest in the Armenian Highlands.
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).
Jan 24, 2018 · Mt. Ararat (“Greater Ararat”) rises to a height of 5,137 m (16,854 ft). Mt. Ararat's neighboring mountain, Little Ararat (“Ararat the Lesser”) rises upwards to 3,925 m (12,877 ft). Mt. Ararat and Little Ararat are the highest and sixth highest points in Turkey.
Ararat rises from a flat plain and dominates the skyline of Armenia's capital, Yerevan. Since ancient times, Ararat has been revered by the Armenians as their spiritual home. Today, it is the national symbol of Armenia, where it is sometimes called Masis (Մասիս). Mount Ararat is featured in the center of the Coat of Arms of Armenia.
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.
