Mount Ararat

highest peak in Turkey

autonomous republic of Azerbaijan

vessel in the Genesis flood narrative

capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan

province of Armenia

province of Armenia

It consists of an eagle and a lion supporting a shield. The coat of arms combines new and old symbols. The eagle and lion are ancient Armenian symbols dating from the first Armenian kingdoms that existed prior to Christ.

thumb|250px|Ishak Pasha Palace near Doğubayazıt Doğubayazıt (; or , ) is a town in Ağrı Province of Turkey, near the border with Iran. Its elevation is 1625 m. It is the seat of Doğubayazıt District. Its population is 80,061 (2021). Also known as Kurdava, the town was the capital of the self-declared Republic of Ararat, a short-lived Kurdish state centered in the Ağrı Province. Demographic research has identified Doğubayazıt as a predominantly Kurdish-speaking city: a public health study by Bakiray Küçükkaya and Erbaydar (2012) noted that "the mother tongue of the majority of the populati

city in Ararat, Armenia

American astronaut (1930-1991)

British army officer and administrator

Armenian writer, activist, academic (1809-1848)

Hayk (, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. He is a central figure in Armenian mythology and national identity, and is traditionally regarded as the eponymous ancestor from whom the Armenian people, the "Hay", derive their name. His tale is recounted in the History of Armenia attributed to the 5th-century historian Movses Khorenatsi, as well as in the Primary History attributed to Sebeos. Additional fragments of his legend survive in other medieval sources and continue to be echoed in Armenian oral tradition and epic poetry.

river in Turkey

plain in Armenia and Turkey

former country

Ashure, aşure, anoushabour, anoushabur, '''Noah's pudding or trigo koço''' is a sweet pudding that is made of a mixture consisting of various types of grains, fresh and dried fruits, and nuts.

British academic (1838-1922)

Baltic German explorer (1791-1841)

architectural complex in Yerevan

coat of arms

politician and writer (1866-1948)

American actress

Armenian Catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901)

Armenian poet, essayist, and translator (1919-1998)

2002 film by Atom Egoyan

1973 film by Henri Verneuil

coat of arms

mountain in Turkey

Armenian architect (1908–1973)

Kurdish soldier and politician (1892-1976)

Mountain Range in Turkey

painting by Albrecht Dürer, Kunsthistorisches Museum

1927–1931 Kurdish uprising in Turkey

dog-like creature in Armenian mythology

object appearing on photographs of the snowfields near the summit of Mount Ararat, Turkey

Polish mountain climber

group of legendary saints

thumb|The arevakhach is a symbol used by the Arordiners. thumb|Arordiner priests officiating a ceremony at the Temple of Garni. The Armenian Native Faith, also termed Armenian Neopaganism or Hetanism (Armenian: Հեթանոսութիւն Hetanosutiwn; possibly a cognate word of "Heathenism"), is a modern Pagan new religious movement that harkens back to the historical, pre-Christian belief systems and ethnic religions of the Armenians. The followers of the movement call themselves "Hetans" (Armenian: հեթանոս Hetanos, which means "Heathen", thus "ethnic", both of them being loanwords from the Greek ἔθνος, e

location mentioned in Genesis as place where Noah's Ark came to rest after the great flood

Iranian mountain climber (1969-2003)

Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church

river in Iran

Kargakonmaz is a village in Doğubayazıt District, Ağrı Province, Turkey. Its population is 211 (2021). It is located at 39° 30' 19"N, 44° 16' 29"E , about 128 km from Ağrı, and 31 km from the town of Dogubayazit. It is near the point where the Armenian, Iranian and Turkish borders intersect and is approximately 100 km south of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. At 1,640 m above sea level, it enjoys a cold to temperate climate. The area enjoys significant rainfall throughout the year, averaging 336 mm per month.

Turkish mountaineer (born 1968)

6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Ağrı in eastern Turkey on July 2, 1840

Armenian monastery in Turkey

1974 television film directed by Richard A. Colla

former status of Sürmeli, a village in Turkey, as administrative division of the (ex) Russian Empire