What is the highest mountain peak in Turkey, celebrated in Judeo-Christian tradition as the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı, 5,137 m)
- Step 1: Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in eastern Turkey near the borders of Armenia and Iran.
- Step 2: Its principal summit, Greater Ararat, rises to 5,137 meters (16,854 feet) and dominates the surrounding Armenian Highlands.
Answer
Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı, 5,137 m)
Why not the others: 'Mount Süphan' is a dormant volcano on the north shore of Lake Van; 'Mount Kaçkar' is in the Pontic Mountains near the Black Sea; 'Mount Erciyes' is in central Anatolia near Kayseri.
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