- Turkey also has a mountain called Nemrut
| Nemrut Dağı | |
|---|---|
 Satellite view from 2001 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,948 metres (9,672 feet) |
| Prominence | 1,250 m (4,100 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 38°39′N 42°14′E / 38.65°N 42.23°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Turkey |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Caldera Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1692 |
Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Armenian: Սարակն, transliteration: Sarakn, meaning «Mountain spring»; Kurdish Çiyayê Nemrud) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van, at 38°37′10″N 42°14′28″E / 38.61944°N 42.24111°E.
The caldera of Nemrut volcano has an oval shape, its diameter is 27×18 km. The caldera of Nemrut is the largest in Turkey, the fourth-largest in Europe and the sixteenth-largest in the world. The caldera has three volcanic crater lakes, the largest of which is Lake Nemrut with a surface area of 2.36 km2
The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.
