About 5 m above sea level along the Turkish, Armenian and Iranian border, lies the famous mountain. Ararat recently welcomed the first snow of the year.
Dubbed the “roof of Turkey,” the country’s highest mountain presents a breathtaking view for locals and foreign tourists. The stunning scenery and sheer heights continue to attract large numbers of travelers to the mountain every year.
The first efforts to reach the peak of Ararat were made in the Middle Ages. However, it was not until 1829 that Friedrich Parrot and Khachatur Abovyan, accompanied by four other climbers, made the first recorded ascent.
Mount Ararat has also been linked to the Genesis Flood story and the location of Noah's Ark from the 11th to 12th centuries. Throughout history, people have traveled to the mountain to find evidence of the Ark. In the 1950s, Frenchman De Navarre claimed to have found a piece of wood from the Ark, but subsequent scientific research has shown that it was too late. Another famous Ark seeker on Mount Ararat was astronaut James Irwin, who visited the moon in 1971. The story of the biblical relic on Mount Ararat is an important feature of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
