Mount Ararat
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Elevation
5,137 m
Coordinates
39.7020, 44.2983
Category
mountains
Overview
Turkey's highest peak, legendary resting place of Noah's Ark and a symbol of Armenia.
About
Mount Ararat, officially Mount Ağrı, also known as Masis, is a snow- capped and dormant compound volcano in easternmost Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian highlands with an elevation of 5,137 m (16,854 ft); Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m (12,782 ft). The Ararat massif is about 35 km (22 mi) wide at ground base.
More about Mount Ararat
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