Mount Ararat

English: Mount Ararat (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı, Armenian: Արարատ, Greek: Αραράτ, Hebrew: אררט, Kurdish: Agirî, Persian: آرارات) is located in extreme northeast Turkey, close to the borders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Ararat consists of two volcanic peaks: Big Ararat (5,137 m) and Little Ararat (3,914 m). No eruptions of Mt. Ararat have ever been recorded, but the mountain is likely to have erupted within the past 10,000 years. Located far from any plate boundaries, the underlying cause of volcanism at Mt. Ararat is not well understood.

Türkçe: Ağrı Dağı (Selçuklular döneminde; Eğri Dağ, resmi adıyla Büyük Ağrı Dağı), Türkiye'nin en yüksek dağıdır.

Հայերեն: Արարատ (թուրք.՝ Ağrı Dağı, քրդ.՝ Çiyayê Agirî), հանգած հրաբուխ Հայաստանի, Իրանի և Թուրքիայի սահմանի մոտ՝ Արաքս գետի աջ ափին, ներկա սահմանից 32 կմ հեռավորության վրա, իսկ Իրանի սահմանից՝ 16 կմ։

Kurdî: Çiyayê Agirî an Grîdax, ji serdema navîn a dawî ve navên Çiyayê Agirî tê bikaranîn. Navê çiyayê di kevneşopiya kurdî de bi navê Koşaxî an jî Çiyayê Şaxî hatiye bi navkirin. Navê çiyê di kurdî ya îro de Çiyayê Agirî ye. Ev nav tê wateya "çiyayê bi agir" yan jî "çiyayê agrîn".

Photographs[edit]

Mount Ararat in July 2007 with Khor Virap monastery in the foreground.
A distant view to Khor Virap monastery with Mount Ararat visible in the mist at the left
Mount Ararat, Turkey.
Khor Virap monastery in front of Mount Ararat
Yerevan with Mount Ararat in the background during winter (March)
Yerevan with Mount Ararat in the background during late spring (May) 1
Yerevan with Mount Ararat in the background during late spring (May) 2
A clear picture of Ararat Mountain from Yerevan
Yerevan with Mount Ararat during sunset
Mount Ararat visible above the clouds 1
Mount Ararat visible above the clouds 2
Mount Ararat visible above the clouds 3
Mount Ararat seen from east of Doğubeyazıt, Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from Turkey in late spring (May)
Mount Ararat seen from Iğdır, Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from Iğdır, Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from Iğdır, Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from Iğdır, Turkey in summer
Mount Ararat seen from an airplane in Turkey during summer 1
Mount Ararat seen from an airplane in Turkey during summer 2
Mount Ararat seen from an airplane in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Mount Ararat seen from Akhamed willage of Sharur region in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan during early spring (March)