Mount Ararat
Satellite picture of Mount Ararat
Elevation:	5,165 metres (16,945 ft)
Location:	Turkey
Range:	Caucasus Mountains
Coordinates:	39°42′ N 44°17′ E
Type:	Stratovolcano
Age of rock:
Last eruption:	within the past 10,000 years

Ararat redirects here. For other uses, see Ararat (disambiguation).

Mount Ararat (Turkish Ağrı Dağı; Armenian Արարատ; Persian آرارات; Hebrew אררט, Standard Hebrew Ararat, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrārāṭ), the tallest peak in modern Turkey, is a snow-capped dormant volcanic cone, located in the far northeast of Turkey, 16 km west of Iran and 32 km south of Armenia. The Book of Genesis identifies this mountain as the resting place of Noah's Ark after the "great flood" described there. Credit(s): Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by high temperature along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Ararat could refer to: Mount Ararat Ararat Province in Armenia Ararat, Victoria in Australia Ararat (movie), a movie by Armenian-Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan about an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker making a movie about the Armenian Genocide Ararat Yerevan, an Aremnian football team from Yerevan Ararat (football team), an Iranian football... Persian (فارسی/پارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: Fârsi), Pârsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain. ... ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... Puu Oo, a cinder-and-spatter cone on Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations. ... Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... Michelangelo Buonarroti In the Hebrew Bibles account (Gen. ... Deluge is another word for flood. ...

A smaller (3896 m) cone, Little Mount Ararat, rises just southeast of the main peak. The lava plateau stretches out between the two pinnacles. Technically, Ararat is a stratovolcano, formed of lava flows and pyroclastic ejecta. View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ...

The last activity on the mountain was a major earthquake in July 1840 centered around the Ahora Gorge, a northeast trending chasm that drops 1825 metres (6,000 ft) from the top of the mountain. Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Symbolism

Ararat from Yerevan

Even though the mountain is located in Turkey, Ararat is the national symbol of Armenia, where it is sometimes called Masis (Մասիս), and is featured in the center of the Coat of Arms of Armenia. The mountain is clearly visible from most locations in Armenia, including the capital city of Yerevan (from Armenia it is best visible from the Khor Virap monastery, though), and is often depicted by Armenian artists on paintings, obsidian engravings and backgammon boards. Download high resolution version (1559x1153, 432 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1559x1153, 432 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Coat of Arms of Armenia consist of an eagle and lion standing with a shield. ... Yerevan, Armenia Yerevan (Armenian: ÔµÖ€Õ¥Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶ or ÔµÖ€Ö‡Õ¡Õ¶; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erivan and Erebuni) (population: 1,201,539 (1989 census); 1,088,300 (2004 estimate)[1]) is the largest city and capital of Armenia. ... Categories: Historical stubs | Tourist attractions in Armenia ... Question: Does obsidian have a cleavage, and if so, what is it? Top stone is obsidian, below that is pumice and in lower right hand is rhyolite (light color) Obsidian is a type of naturally occurring glass, produced from volcanoes when the right kind of lava cools rapidly, e. ... Close-up of modern backgammon set. ...

See also

• Ararat anomaly

The Ararat Anomaly is a name given by Noahs Ark researchers and conspiracy theorists to some interpretations of aerial photographs of Mount Ararat. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:

Mount Ararat

• Nomads of Ararat
• Mt. Ararat Pictures from Armenia
• Mount Ararat live webcam
• NASA Earth Observatory page
• Space shuttle image and basic details.
• Global Volcanism Program, Mount Ararat page.
• Insight article about the Ararat Anomaly
• The Mountain of Noah - Biblical references to Mount Ararat