--- title: View of Mount Ararat from Armenia author: James Blake Wiener source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8021/view-of-mount-ararat-from-armenia/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # View of Mount Ararat from Armenia _Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_ ## Image File [![View of Mount Ararat from Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8021.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8021.jpg) ## Image Caption Together, the Ararat Mountains straddle the borders of what are present-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/), Iran, and Azerbaijan. Mt. Ararat (“Greater Ararat”) rises to a height of 5,137 m (16,854 ft). Mt. Ararat’s neighboring mountain, Little Ararat (“Ararat the Lesser”), on the left of this photograph, rises upwards to 3,925 m (12,877 ft). This photograph was taken just outside of Yerevan, Armenia. #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## 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). View of Mount Ararat from Armenia. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Wiener, James Blake. "View of Mount Ararat from Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. . ### MLA Wiener, James Blake. "View of Mount Ararat from Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, . ## License & Copyright Submitted by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/ "User Page: James Blake Wiener"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.