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Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat is a volcanic mountain that was once located in Armenia but is currently in present day Eastern Turkey, this mountain has two peaks, on the left is known as Little Ararat or Masis and on the right is known as Greater Ararat or just Ararat. For millenniums historians have been extremely interested in finding out more information on this volcanic mountain and there has been ample amounts of evidence proving that Mount Ararat had become flourished by the 9th to the 7th century BCE.

Geography
Mount Ararat is currently located in the Eastern Anatolia region, specifically in the Iğdır and Ağrı provinces. Although now located in a different country, Mount Ararat is only 54 km away from Downtown Yerevan, capital city of Armenia and can be seen as the highest point in the Armenian skies.

Significance
Mount Ararat holds a lot of significance not only for Armenians due to the Armenian genocide but as well for Christians worldwide. This mountain is considered highly blessed by many due to the fact that The Bible referenced “mountains of Ararat” as the landing site of Noah’s Ark.