Büyük Ağrı, also known as Mount Ararat, is a massive dormant volcano located in eastern Turkey near the borders with Armenia and Iran. With an elevation of 5,137 meters (16,854 feet), it is the highest peak in Turkey. Mount Ararat sits within the boundaries of Agri Province and is part of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains range. Geologically, it is a large stratocone composed primarily of andesite and dacite lava flows. Radiometric dating indicate..
Rising majestically near the border with Armenia lies Little Ararat Mountain, located within Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı province in eastern Turkey. Standing at 3,896 m (12,782 ft), its dormant volcanic cone embraces an alpine climate with heavy winter snows. Surrounding Little Ararat, dense forests cloaking rugged slopes sustain diverse wildlife like mountain goats and birds of prey. Glacial streams nourish alpine meadows grazed seasonally b..
Rising prominently in southeastern Turkey near the borders with Iran and Iraq is the remote Tendürek Mountains massif. Part of the Mountains of Bakhtiari, its summits reach over 3,584 m (11,759 ft) in elevation. Surrounding the Tendürek Mountains, boreal forests of oak, maple and dogwood cloak steep valleys home to wildlife such as wild boar and golden jackal. Glacial streams nourish alpine pastures grazed by nomadic herdsmen in summer.