Ararat Plain
The Ararat Plain, called Iğdır Plain in Turkey, is one of the largest plains of the Armenian Highlands. It stretches west of the Sevan basin, at the foothills of the Gegham mountains.
- Type: Plain
- Description: plain in Armenia and Turkey
- Also known as: “Arak’is Hovit”, “Arak’senus Kampus”, “Ararat Dasht”, “Ararat plain”, “Araratskaya Ravnina”, “Ayrarat Dasht”, “Ayraratyan Dasht”, “Dashtn Arrayi”, “Dashtn Ayraratyan”, “Iğdır Plain”, “Merdzarak’syan Dasht”, “Tap’erakan Dasht”, “Yeraskhi Hovit”, “Араратска Рамница”, “Араратская долина”, “Араратська долина”, “Араратська низовина”, “Арарацкая даліна”, “Долина Арарат”, “Равнина Арарат”, “Այրարատ”, “Այրարատյան դաշտ”, “Արարատ”, “Արաքսենուս կաշպուս”, “Արաքսի հովիտ”, “Դաշտն Այարատյան”, “Դաշտն Արայի”, “Երասխի հովիտ”, “Մերձարաքսյան դաշտ”, “Տափերական դաշտ”, “アララト平原”, and “亚拉腊平原”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taşburun and Koçkıran.
Taşburun
Village
Photo: Sabri76, Public domain.Koçkıran
Village
Photo: Sabri76, Public domain.
Ararat Plain
Latitude
40° north
Longitude
44.25° or 44° 15′ east
Elevation
832 metres (2,730 feet)
Open location code
8HG62722+22
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Ararat Plain” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سهل أرارات”
- Armenian: “Արարատյան դաշտ”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağrı vadisi”
- Belarusian: “Арарацкая раўніна”
- Bulgarian: “Араратска равнина”
- Catalan: “Plana de l’Ararat”
- Cebuano: “Araratyan Dasht”
- Chinese: “亞拉拉特平原”
- Danish: “Araratsletten”
- Esperanto: “Ararat-ebenaĵo”
- Estonian: “Ararati tasandik”
- French: “Plaine de l’Ararat”
- Georgian: “არარატის ვაკე”
- Greek: “Πεδιάδα του Αραράτ”
- Hebrew: “מישור אררט”
- Italian: “piana dell’Ararat”
- Italian: “Piana dell’Ararat”
- Japanese: “アララト平野”
- Kazakh: “Арарат жазығы”
- Kurdish: “Deşta Îdirê”
- Lithuanian: “Ararato lyguma”
- Macedonian: “Араратска Рамнина”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Araratsletten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Araratsletta”
- Norwegian: “Araratsletten”
- Persian: “دشت آرارات”
- Polish: “Równina Araratu”
- Portuguese: “Planície de Ararat”
- Portuguese: “Planície de Ararate”
- Russian: “Араратская равнина”
- Serbian: “Araratska ravnica”
- Serbian: “Араратска равница”
- Slovenian: “Araratska planota”
- Spanish: “Llanura del Ararat”
- Swedish: “Araratslätten”
- Turkish: “Iğdır Ovası”
- Ukrainian: “Араратська рівнина”
- Uzbek: “Ararat tekisligi”
- Western Armenian: “Արարատեան Դաշտ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cennetabat and Kaçardoğanşalı.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Most Alidzhan and Loshtani.
Armenia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Yerevan and Gyumri.
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