Armenian Highlands

Region(s):	Asia, Turkey: (Ağrı, Ardahan, Batman, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Hakkâri, Iğdır, Kars, Mardin, Muş, Siirt, Tunceli, Van), Armenia: (Aragatsotni Marz, Ararati Marz, Armaviri Marz, Geghark’unik’i Marz, Kotayk’i Marz, Lorru Marz, Shiraki Marz, Syunik’i Marz, Tavushi Marz, Vayots’ Dzori Marz, Yerevan), Iran: (East Azarbaijan, Ostān-e Āz̄arbāyjān-e Gharbī), Azerbaijan, Georgia: (Abkhazia, Ajaria, Guria, Imereti, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli)
Parent Range:	Lesser Caucasus
Max. Elevation:	5 137 m / 16 854 ft
Geology:	Tectonic, Volcanic
Average Length:	559 miles / 900 km
Average Width:	600 miles / 373 km

Range Name(s):	Armenian Highlands
Max. Elevation:	5 137 m / 16 854 ft
Region(s):	Asia
Location:	Asia, Turkey: (Ağrı, Ardahan, Batman, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Hakkâri, Iğdır, Kars, Mardin, Muş, Siirt, Tunceli, Van), Armenia: (Aragatsotni Marz, Ararati Marz, Armaviri Marz, Geghark’unik’i Marz, Kotayk’i Marz, Lorru Marz, Shiraki Marz, Syunik’i Marz, Tavushi Marz, Vayots’ Dzori Marz, Yerevan), Iran: (East Azarbaijan, Ostān-e Āz̄arbāyjān-e Gharbī), Azerbaijan, Georgia: (Abkhazia, Ajaria, Guria, Imereti, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli)
Activity type:	Please update
Starting Point:	39.012300713585766 44.12864084012665
Parent Range:	Lesser Caucasus

Geology:	Tectonic, Volcanic
Snow line:	Please update
Average Length:	559 miles / 900 km
Average Width:	600 miles / 373 km
Nearst Airport(s):	Staggs Airport (), DeMotte Airport (), Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
Convenience Center(s):	Al Mishāf
National Park(s):	Sevan National Park, Dilijan National Park, Khosrov State Reserve

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Сlimbers and tourists mostly visit the Armenian Highlands to climb Mount Ararat - the second highest mountain of the Middle East and the third highest in Europe.
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Actually the Highlands is a vast lava-tuff plateau (1500-3000 m elevation) with giant volcanic cones (were formed in the later stages of volcanic activity and had reached elevation of several thousand meters) and tectonic depressions separated by ridges. Armenian Highland includes Javakheti, Kara, Geghama, Vardenis and Karabakh (Syunik) Highlands and Agdagsky massif in South. Currently glaciers are only exist on the summits of Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats.
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Main part of the Armenian Highlands lies within modern borders of Turkey and Armenia. It also includes northwestern Iran, South Georgia and the western part of Azerbaijan.
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According to the Bible the Noah's Ark landed after the Flood to the summit of Mount Ararat. People are still trying to find the remains of the Ark on the mountain slopes. Some say they succeeded.

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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Highlands
- http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_geo/589/Армянское