Mount Ararat

About Mount Ararat:

• It is a volcanic massif located in extreme eastern Turkey.
• It overlooks the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge.
• It is the highest mountain in the Armenian Highlands.
• It is the highest mountain in Turkey.
• The dormant volcano is also known as Mount Agri and Mount Masis.
• It is actually part of two snow-capped peaks, named Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat.
  • Both Great and Little Ararat are the product of eruptive volcanic activity.
  • Neither retains any evidence of a crater, but well-formed cones and fissures exist on their flanks.
  • The only true glacier is found on the northern side of the Great Ararat, near its summit.