Noah mountain ararat. Turkish and chinese explorers from a. Peoplehighly educated peopleare sure that noahs ark landed on the remote and inaccessible heights of mount ararat a 17000 foot 5180 m volcanic mountain in modern day turkey. In 2010 a group of chinese and turkish.
In the book of genesis the mountains of ararat biblical hebrew tiberian harey arara septuagint. An illogical and unwarranted assumption prevails today relating to the landing spot of noahs ark. An interesting phenomenon that has arisen within twentieth century conservative american evangelism the widespread conviction that the ancient ark of noah is embedded in ice high atop mount ararat waiting to be found.
It says that the ark landed on the mountains of ararat on the 150th day of the flood genesis 84. Ta orh ta ararat is the term used to designate the region in which noahs ark comes to rest after the great flood. In april 2010 a team of team of evangelical christian explorers claimed to find the remains of noahs ark beneath snow and volcanic debris on mount ararat.
It is a story that has combined earnest faith with the lure of adventure questionable evidence with startling claims. As the tallest mountain in turkey it does take several days to climb but the views you get at the end are some of the most beautiful you could experience. This was a region not a single mountain.
Climbing ararat as a part of mount ararat tours is organized mostly in the summer for you to experience this sacred mountain in person. It corresponds to ancient assyrian urartu an exonym for the kingdom of van. The persian gulf which is formed by the ocean as it enters there is huge and is encircled by many nations.
The mountain has been called by the name ararat in the west since the middle ages as it began to be identified with mountains of ararat described in the bible as the resting place of noahs ark despite contention that genesis 84 does not refer specifically to a mt.