mount ararat
mount ararat Lexical Profile
• noun
A snow-capped, dormant compound volcano in extreme eastern Turkey, consisting of two major peaks (Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat) and recognized as the highest mountain in the country.
"The snow-covered peak of Mount Ararat dominates the skyline near the junction of the Turkish, Armenian, and Iranian borders."
The mountain traditionally associated in Abrahamic religions, particularly in the Book of Genesis, as the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Great Flood.
"Many historical expeditions have searched the higher elevations of Mount Ararat in hopes of finding remnants of Noah's Ark."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the ancient kingdom of Urartu, which covered much of the Armenian Highlands. The Hebrew equivalent 'Ararat' was used in the biblical Book of Genesis to describe the mountains where Noah's Ark came to rest.