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title: Mount Ararat
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8020/mount-ararat/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mount Ararat

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Mount Ararat](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8020.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8020.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mount Ararat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mount_Ararat/) (Armenian: Masis; Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyaye Agiri) is a dormant, compound volcanic mountain, consisting of two ancient volcanic peaks, located in present-day eastern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) very close to the border with [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/). Strongly associated with Armenian [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/), [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/), and identity, Mt. Ararat is also where, according to some legends, [Noah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Noah/)’s Ark landed after the biblical flood. This view is from Metsamor, Armenia. Little Ararat is obscured by clouds on the left-hand side of the photograph.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 23). Mount Ararat. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8020/mount-ararat/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Mount Ararat." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8020/mount-ararat/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Mount Ararat." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8020/mount-ararat/>.

## License & Copyright

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