Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı)
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Elevation | 5137 |
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Last eruption | 1840 |
First ascent | 1829 |
Locations | Iğdır |
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Turkey | |
Mountain range | Armenian Highlands |
Did you know | The province was named after the biblical Mount Ararat. |
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ID | 1487845 |
About Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı)
Mount Ararat is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian plateau with an elevation of 5,137 m; Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m.