9 October [O.S. 27 September] 1829 Friedrich Parrot, Khachatur Abovian, two Russian soldiers, two Armenian villagers
Designations
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Official name
Ağrı Dağı Milli Parkı
Designated
1 November 2004[3]
Mount Ararat (/ˈærəræt/, 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. 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).[4] The Ararat massif is about 35 km (22 mi) wide at ground base.[5] 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.
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.
Despite lying outside the borders of modern Armenia, the mountain is the principal national symbol of Armenia and has been considered a sacred mountain by Armenians. It has featured prominently in Armenian literature and art and is an icon for Armenian irredentism. It is depicted on the coat of arms of Armenia along with Noah's Ark.
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MountArarat (/ˈærəræt/, ARR-ə-rat; Armenian: Արարատ, romanized: Ararat), also known as Mount Ağrı (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı) or Masis (Armenian: Մասիս), is...
native peoples as MountArarat (a double-peaked massiv, today the highest mountain in Turkey and now generally known by that name). Mount Judi is situated...
is amended to "montes Ararat" ("mountains of Ararat"). By contrast, early Syrian and Eastern tradition placed the ark on Mount Judi in what is today Şırnak...
The Ararat anomaly is an alleged structure appearing on photographs of the snowfields near the summit of MountArarat, Turkey, and advanced by some Christian...
positions around MountArarat. On July 9 the newspaper Cumhuriyet reported that the Turkish air force was "raining down" MountArarat with bombs. Kurds...
city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical MountArarat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous...
part of MountAraratArarat plain, along the Arax River, in Armenia Ararat Province, Armenia Ararat, Armenia, a city in Ararat Province Ararat (village)...
of the Gegham mountains. In the north, the plain borders on Mount Aragats, and MountArarat in the south. It is divided into two sections by the Aras River...
the Ararat Rebellion. Ibrahim Heski was made the leader of the civilian administration. In October 1927, Kurd Ava, or Kurdava, a village near Mount Ararat...
millennia BCE. According to an ancient Armenian legend, Aragats and MountArarat were loving sisters who parted after a quarrel and separated permanently...
Little Ararat or Lesser Ararat (Turkish: Küçük Ağrı; Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ, romanized: Pok'r Ararat; Kurdish: Agiriyê Biçûk), also known as Mount Sis (Armenian:...
are divided into western and eastern regions, defined by the Ararat Valley where MountArarat is located. Western Armenia is nowadays referred to as eastern...
world and it has 85.9% mountain area, more than Switzerland or Nepal. MountArarat, which was historically part of Armenia, is the highest mountain in the...
current emblem retained one component of the Soviet one such as the MountArarat on the shield. Prior to 1992, Armenia had an emblem similar to all other...
adopted (cabinet decision No. 8692) to begin a military operation against MountArarat in June 1930. On 7 January 1930, General Staff of the Republic of Turkey...
MountArarat Church is a Baptist church located in Stafford, Virginia. Todd Gaston was the Senior Pastor of the church. Mt. Ararat Baptist Church has frequently...
MountArarat Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee established in 1867 by and for African Americans. A historical marker commemorates...
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrûdê; Armenian: Նեմրութ լեռ; Greek: Όρος Νεμρούτ) is a 2,134-metre-high (7,001 ft) mountain...
Melchizedek retrieved the body of Adam from the resting place of Noah's ark on MountArarat and were led by angels to Golgotha, a skull-shaped hill at the center...
converging with the Taurus mountains in the Northeast of the country where MountArarat is located. The full territory of Turkey is 783.356 square kilometers...
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