Mount Ararat

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Mount Ararat is a prominent snow-capped volcanic massif in eastern Turkey traditionally revered as the resting place of Noah’s Ark and a powerful cultural and national symbol for Armenians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural landmark
stratovolcano
volcanic massif
commonAscentRouteFrom Doğubayazıt
coordinates 39.702°N 44.298°E
country Turkey
elevation 16854 ft
5137 m
featuredIn Armenian art
Armenian folklore
Armenian literature
featuredOn coat of arms of Armenia
firstAscentYear 1829
firstRecordedAsClimbedBy Friedrich Parrot
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCrater yes
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Armenians
hasGlaciers true
hasSecondaryPeak Lesser Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
hasSubpeak Eastern summit
Western summit
hasSummitName Greater Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
highestPointOf Armenian Highlands
Turkey
lastEruption 1840
locatedIn Ağrı Province
eastern Turkey
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia Region
linked to: eastern Turkey
locatedOnContinent Asia
mentionedIn Book of Genesis (as mountains of Ararat)
linked to: Book of Genesis
mountainRange Ararat massif
linked to: Mount Ararat
nameInArmenian Արարատ
nameInKurdish Çiyayê Agirî
nameInTurkish Ağrı Dağı
linked to: Mount Ararat
nearBorderWith Armenia
Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan exclave)
Iran
prominence 3611 m
protectedStatus partly within Mount Ararat National Park or protected area
religiousSignificanceFor Christians
linked to: Christianity

Jews
Muslims
snowCapped true
symbolOf Armenian culture
Armenian national identity
traditionalIdentificationAs resting place of Noah's Ark
typeOfVolcano dormant volcano
volcanicArcOrBelt Armenian Highlands volcanic province

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Armenia nationalSymbol Mount Ararat
Armenian Highlands highestPoint Mount Ararat
Armenian Highlands mountainRange Mount Ararat
Armenian Highlands symbolicMountain Mount Ararat
Eastern Turkey containsMountain Mount Ararat
subject linked to: eastern Turkey
Mount Ararat Cemetery namedAfter Mount Ararat
Coat of arms of Armenia symbolizes Biblical Mount Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat hasSummitName Greater Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat hasSecondaryPeak Lesser Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat mountainRange Ararat massif
linked to: Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat nameInTurkish Ağrı Dağı
linked to: Mount Ararat
Surmalu uezd contains Mount Ararat
Noah associatedWithPlace Mount Ararat (landing of the Ark)
linked to: Mount Ararat
Yerevan locatedNear Mount Ararat
subject linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
Asian Turkey containsSite Mount Ararat
Louise Glück notableWork Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
European Ultras includes Mount Ararat
Gegham Mountains locatedNear Mount Ararat
Ararat River namedAfter Mount Ararat (indirectly, via local naming)
linked to: Mount Ararat
Ağrı isNear Mount Ararat
Ağrı namedAfter Mount Ararat
Ağrı hasNearbyMountain Mount Ararat
Iğdır hasViewOf Mount Ararat
Iğdır hasNearbyMountain Mount Ararat
Արարատ hasNameInEnglish Mount Ararat
Արարատ partOf Ararat massif
linked to: Mount Ararat
Արարատ hasPart Great Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Çiyayê Agirî alsoKnownAs Mount Ararat
Çiyayê Agirî hasPart Greater Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Çiyayê Agirî hasPart Lesser Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat
Artashat locatedNear Mount Ararat
subject linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
Ararat plain locatedAround Mount Ararat
Ararat plain namedAfter Mount Ararat
Ararat plain hasViewOf Mount Ararat
Bayazet (Doğubayazıt) locatedNear Mount Ararat
Ağrıdağı Efsanesi setting Mount Ararat
Doğubayazıt locatedNear Mount Ararat
Doğubayazıt isGatewayTo Mount Ararat
Doğubayazıt nearbyMountain Mount Ararat
Ağrı Province contains Mount Ararat
Ağrı Province highestPoint Mount Ararat
Ağrı Province knownFor Mount Ararat
Biblical places hasExample Ararat
linked to: Mount Ararat