Mount Ararat

Where Noah's ark came to rest · Turkey

Biblical
Primeval history
Location uncertain

After the flood, Genesis says, the ark came to rest 'on the mountains of Ararat', the ancient land of Urartu. Noah sent out a raven and then a dove, which came back with a fresh olive leaf: a sign that new life had begun. God then set the rainbow in the clouds as a promise never again to destroy the earth by a flood. Today the snow-capped volcano rises above the plain near the borders of Turkey, Armenia and Iran, and is a symbol of Armenia.

The Bible names a mountain range, not one peak. Islamic tradition points to Mount Judi, further south.

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At 5,137 metres this volcano is the highest mountain in Turkey. Several expeditions have searched it for remains of the ark.

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Sources

Genesis 8:1-12 · Bible
Mount Ararat · Wikipedia