Mount Ararat is a snow-capped and dormant
compound volcano located in the extreme east of Turkey, in the Iğdır and Ağrı
provinces. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater
Ararat and Little Ararat.
Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the
Armenian Highland with an elevation of 5,137 m (16,854 ft);
Little Ararat’s
elevation is 3,896 m (12,782 ft). The first recorded efforts to reach Ararat’s summit were
made in the Middle Ages, and Friedrich Parrot, Khachatur Abovian, and four
others made the first recorded ascent in 1829.
Mount Ararat is known for being a sacred mountain by Armenians and is featured prominently in Armenian literature and art. It is also an icon for Armenian irredentism.
In Europe, the mountain has been called by the name Ararat since the Middle Ages, as it began to be identified with “mountains of Ararat” described in the Bible as the resting place of Noah’s Ark, despite contention that Genesis 8:4 does not refer specifically to a Mount Ararat
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