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MOUNT
ARARAT |
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Mt.
Ararat, or Massis, is an extinct volcano with double
cone-shaped peaks; the larger peak is 5165 meters high,
while the smaller one is 3925 meters high. |
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Ararat
is the highest mountain of historical Armenia, now in
Turkey. According to the Bible, Noah's ark came to
rest on Mt. Ararat and thus Ararat was called "the
mountain of Noah the patriarch" (MONTE DELL' ARCA
DI NOE). |
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Mt.
Ararat is the sacred symbol of the national
consciousness and dreams of the Armenian people, which
has been sung and glorified by numerous Armenian poets
from ancient times to our days. |
The
photographs and text about Mount Ararat, found on this
and other pages, as noted, are taken from: Ararat, Holy
See of Etchmiadzin; Photographer: Sargis K.
Hambartzumian, Illuminator: Albert Karagian, Erebouni
Publication, Printed in Finland by Yhteiskirjapaino Oy
1984. |
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