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Snow-covered Mount Ararat rises above green foothills under a partly cloudy sky, viewed from the Turkish side. Panoramic view of Yerevan, Armenia, with buildings and green spaces in the foreground and snow-capped Mount Ararat rising in the background. Mount Ararat seen from the Armenian side, with its broad, snow-covered peak rising above lower slopes and clouds, and green plains in the foreground. Map showing the location of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey near the borders with Armenia and Iran. The map highlights surrounding countries, major seas, and includes a small inset globe indicating the region's position within Europe and western Asia. Yerevan, Armenia
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Invalidated site: Digital Commons at Andrews University - The Case for Ağrı Dağı/Masis as Biblical Mt. Ararat (PDF). Sep 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Andrews University - The Case for Ağrı Dağı/Masis as Biblical Mt. Ararat (PDF). Aug 30, 2025
Map added. Jun 08, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Ararat. Feb 25, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Mount Ararat. Apr 25, 2019
Media added. Aug 07, 2018
Add new Web site: Livius - Ağri Daği, Turkey. Feb 27, 2017
Revised to mention that the landslide of 1840 was caused by an eruption. Jul 08, 2015
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Mount Ararat, Turkey. Jul 06, 2015
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Mount Ararat, Turkey. Sep 22, 2011
Add new Web site: NASA Earth Observatory - Mount Ararat, Turkey. Sep 22, 2011
Media added. Dec 11, 2009
Article revised and updated. Feb 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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