Little Ararat

Little Ararat
A view of Little Ararat from Yerevan, Armenia
Highest point
Elevation3,925 m (12,877 ft)
Prominenceapprox. 1,200 m (4,000 ft)
Isolation8.66 km (5.38 mi)
Coordinates39°39′N 44°24′E / 39.650°N 44.400°E / 39.650; 44.400
Geography
Little Ararat is located in Turkey
Little Ararat
Little Ararat
Location within Turkey
LocationDoğubeyazıt District, Ağrı Province, Turkey
Parent rangeArmenian Highlands
Geology
Stratovolcano

Little Ararat (Turkish: Küçük Ağrı; Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ, romanized: Pok'r Ararat; Kurdish: Agiriyê Biçûk) is the sixth-tallest peak and a stratovolcano in Turkey. It is a large satellite cone located on the eastern flank of the massive Mount Ararat, less than 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Turkey’s border with Iran. Despite being dwarfed by its higher and far more famous neighbor, Little Ararat is a significant volcano in its own right, with an almost perfectly symmetrical, conical form and smooth constructional slopes.[citation needed] Little Ararat rises about 1,296 m (4,252 ft) above the Serdarbulak lava plateau, which forms a saddle connecting it with the main peak.

History

On 8 November [O.S. 27 October] 1829, Baltic German explorer Friedrich Parrot and Armenian writer Khachatur Abovian climbed Little Ararat. Its eastern flank was on the Iranian side of the border until the early 1930s.

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Citations

  1. ↑ Richard G. Hovannisian (2011). The Armenian Genocide: Cultural and Ethical Legacies. Transaction Publishers. p. 113. ISBN 9781412835923.
  2. ↑ "Mount Agri (Ararat)". anatolia.com. 2003. Retrieved 9 January 2021. Little Mount Agri (Ararat) reaches up to 3896 meters; the Serdarbulak lava plateau (2600 m) stretches out between the two pinnacles.
  3. ↑ Parrot, Friedrich (2016) [1846]. Journey to Ararat. Translated by William Desborough Cooley. Introduction by Pietro A. Shakarian. London: Gomidas Institute. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-1909382244.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Lesser Ararat or Mount Sis (Armenian: Սիս, romanized: Sis).

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