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Mountains of Ararat
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In the Book of Genesis, the mountains of Ararat is the term used to designate the region in which Noah's Ark comes to rest after the Great Flood. It corresponds to the ancient Assyrian term Urartu, an
Depiction of Noah's Ark landing on the "mountains of Ararat", from the North French Hebrew Miscellany (13th century)
Depiction of Noah's Ark landing on the "mountains of Ararat", from the North French Hebrew Miscellany (13th century)
The ark on top of Mount Ararat in Armenia, from Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (1492)
The ark on top of Mount Ararat in Armenia, from Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (1492)
16th-century faience art depicting the ark atop Ararat
16th-century faience art depicting the ark atop Ararat
Urartu
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Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered on the Armenian highlands between Lake Van, Lake Urmia, and Lake Sevan. The territory of the ancient kingdom of Urartu extended over the modern frontiers of Tur
Mountains of Ararat
…the region in which Noah's Ark comes to rest after the Great Flood. It corresponds to the ancient Assyrian term Urartu, an exonym for the Armenian Kingdom of Van. Since the Middle Ages the "mountains of Ararat" began to be identified with a mountain in present Turkey known as Masis or Ağrı Dağı; the mountain…
Fragment of a bronze helmet from Argishti I's era. The "tree of life", popular among the ancient societies, is depicted. The helmet was discovered dur
Fragment of a bronze helmet from Argishti I's era. The "tree of life", popular among the ancient societies, is depicted. The helmet was discovered during the excavations of the fortress of Teyshebaini on Karmir-Blur (Red Hill).
Niche and base for a destroyed Urartian stele, Van citadel, 1973
Niche and base for a destroyed Urartian stele, Van citadel, 1973
Urartian stone arch near Van, 1973. [citation needed]
Urartian stone arch near Van, 1973. [citation needed]
Urartian tomb complex, Van citadel, 1973
Urartian tomb complex, Van citadel, 1973