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Maps of Ararat - Ararat Map, Turkey (Agri Dagi) |
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Return to main Turkey Road Map Mt. Ararat is the tallest peak in Turkey. This snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone is located near the northeast corner of Turkey, 16 km west of the Iranian and 32 km south of the Armenian border. The name Agri in Turkish is derived from Agir in Kurdish meaning fire referring to Ararat being a volcano. An elevation of 5,165 m for Mount Ararat is given by some authorities, but others, give 5,137 m (16,854 ft). Technically, Ararat is a stratovolcano, formed of lava flows and pyroclastic ejecta. A smaller (3,896 m) cone, "Little Ararat", rises from the same base, southeast of the main peak. The lava plateau stretches out between the two pinnacles. The last activity on the mountain was a major earthquake in July 1840 centered around the Ahora Gorge, a northeast trending chasm that drops 1,825 metres (6,000 ft) from the top of the mountain. Dr. Friedrich Parrot, with the help of Khachatur Abovian, was the first explorer in modern times to reach the summit of Mount Ararat, with the onset of Russian rule in 1829. He was followed in 1856 by a group of five explorers led by Major Robert Stuart. |
