Mount Ararat description and photos - Turkey: Erzurum (Topic)

Mount Ararat description and photos - Turkey: Erzurum. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Mount Ararat.

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The famous Mount Ararat is located about 300 km east of Erzurum, not far from the small town of Dogubayazita, near the Iranian border. Its peak (5165 m) is covered with eternal snow and is visible from afar on a clear day. According to the biblical legend, Noah's ark came to Ararat after the Great Flood. Since 1920, according to the Leninakan Peace Treaty, Mount Ararat, the sacred mountain of Armenians, belongs to Turkey.

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Topic: Mount Ararat description and photos - Turkey: Erzurum.