Mount Ararat, Turkey

Mount Ararat (now Agri Mountain), in Turkey’s eastern highlands, rises in two peaks; the highest, Great Ararat, is 5,165 m (16,946 ft) and is perpetually covered in snow. According to the Old Testament, Noah’s ark landed on Mount Ararat after the deluge.

A. Woolfit/Woodfin Camp & Associates/PNI

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