Çiyayê Agirî

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Çiyayê Agirî is the Kurdish name for Mount Ararat, the iconic snow-capped volcanic peak in eastern Turkey traditionally associated with the landing place of Noah’s Ark.

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Çiyayê Agirî canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
national symbol of Armenia
stratovolcano
symbol of Kurdish identity
volcanic mountain
alsoKnownAs Ağrı Dağı
Masis
Mount Ararat
climbingSeason summer
country Turkey
culturalSignificance important symbol in Armenian culture
important symbol in Kurdish culture
important symbol in Turkish culture
elevation 16854 ft
5137 m
firstRecordedAscent 1829
firstRecordedAscentBy Friedrich Parrot
Khachatur Abovian
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasGlaciers yes
hasPart Greater Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat

Lesser Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
hasProtectedArea Ağrı Mountain National Park
hasSnowCap yes
isHighestPointOf Armenian Highlands
Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

Turkey
isHighestVolcanoOf Turkey
lastEruption 1840
locatedIn Armenian Highlands
Ağrı Province
Eastern Turkey
linked to: eastern Turkey

Iğdır Province
linked to: Iğdır
locatedNearCity Doğubayazıt
locatedOnContinent Asia
mentionedIn Book of Genesis (as mountains of Ararat)
mountainRange Ararat massif
linked to: Ararat range
nameLanguage Kurdish
nameMeaning Mountain of Fire
nearBorderWith Armenia
Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan exclave)
Iran
photoSubject frequently depicted on Armenian coat of arms
prominence 3611 m
religiousSignificance traditionally associated with the landing place of Noah’s Ark
topographicIsolation 1135 km
UNESCOTentativeList yes
volcanoType dormant stratovolcano

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Mount Ararat nameInKurdish Çiyayê Agirî
Արարատ hasNameInKurdish Çiyayê Agirî