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Q: Where is Mount Ararat located?

It is located in extreme eastern Turkey.

Q: What type of mountain is Mount Ararat?

Mount Ararat is a volcanic massif.

Q: What are the other names of Mount Ararat?

It is also known as Mount Agri and Mount Masis.

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A German-Turkish research team conducted the first survey of Mount Ararat’s glacier in eastern Turkey recently.

About Mount Ararat

It is a volcanic massif located in extreme eastern Turkey.
It overlooks the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge.
Mount Ararat (16,940 feet, 5165 m) is the highest mountain among hundreds found in the area, and the highest in the Armenian Highlands.
It is the highest mountain in Turkey.
The dormant volcano is also known as Mount Agri and Mount Masis.
It is actually part of two snow-capped peaks, named Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat.
- Both Great and Little Ararat are the product of eruptive volcanic activity.
- Neither retains any evidence of a crater, but well-formed cones and fissures exist on their flanks.
- The only true glacier is found on the northern side of the Great Ararat, near its summit.

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