Mount Ararat

Emerging above the Yerevan skyline as a vivid reminder to its glorious past and as inspiration for future rises majestic Mount Ararat. Located southwest of the capital Yerevan, in present day Turkey, Mount Ararat dominates the national landscape, mind and character. Ararat is the resting place of Noah's Ark. Many scientists and researchers have tried to find the exact location of the ark. Interesting facts have been discovered to indirectly confirm the existence of the ark. The impressive panorama of Mt. Ararat, its inaccessible height and deep abysses have had a great influence on Armenians and become an object of cult and mythology. With its matchless beauty Mount Ararat has been an inspiration to many poets and artists. For every Armenian all over the world Ararat is sacred and is a symbol of motherland.