Mount Artos

Mount Artos
The dormant volcano Mount Artos viewed from Akdamar Island in Lake Van
Highest point
Elevation	3,550 m (11,650 ft)
Prominence	1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	38°14′46″N 43°06′24″E / 38.2462°N 43.1066°E / 38.2462; 43.1066
Geography
Mount Artos Location within Turkey
Location	Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey
Parent range	Taurus Mountains, Armenian Highlands
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano

Mount Artos (Turkish: Çadır Dağı, lit. 'Tent Mountain', Armenian: Արտոս, romanized: Artos, Kurdish: Çiyayê Artosê) is a mountain (dormant volcano) in Van Province in eastern Turkey.

It has a height of 3,550 meters above sea level

It is around 38 kilometers from Van and around 10 kilometers from Lake Van.

Geography and Geology

Mount Artos rises to an elevation of 3,550 meters (11,647 feet) and is recognized as an extinct volcano. The mountain's foundation consists of crystalline schists from the Paleozoic era, approximately 570-225 million years old. Its geological composition includes schist and limestone, formed between the end of the Tertiary period and the Quaternary period around 2.5 million years ago. The mountain's formation was accompanied by the development of surrounding valleys.

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