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Bookmark or Share- Mount Ararat - WikipediaMount Ararat (/ ˈ ær ə r æ t /, ARR-ə-rat; Armenian: Արարատ, romanized: Ararat), also known as Mount Ağrı (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı) or Masis (Armenian: Մասիս), is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in eastern Turkey (Turkish Kurdistan).
- Mount Ararat, Turkey: Story of Noah's Ark » Geology ScienceLocated 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 historically, Mount Ararat is renowned for its association with the biblical story of Noah’s Ark.
- Mount Ararat | Location, Meaning, Elevation, Map, & FactsMount 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.
- Global Volcanism Program | AraratArarat, also known as Agri Dagi, is Turkey's highest and easternmost volcano, lying near the border with Armenia. Ararat appears to have been active during the 3rd millennium BCE; pyroclastic flow deposits overlie early Bronze Age artifacts and human remains.
- Mount Ararat - World History EncyclopediaMount 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.
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