Mount Tendürek

Mount Tendürek is a shield volcano on the border of and provinces in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. The volcano, which is mostly known for being near the supposed wreck site of Noah's Ark, is very large; its lava flows cover roughly 650 km2 across a swath of flat land.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,584 metres
  • Description: mountain in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Büyük Tendürek”, “Mount Tendurek”, “Tenduerek Dagi”, “Թանդուրեկ”, “Թանդուրեք”, “Թանդուրիկ”, “Թանդուրլու”, “Թանղուրսւկ”, “Թենդուրեկ”, “Թոնդուրակ”, “Թոնդուրեկ”, “Թոնդրիկ”, “Թոնիր”, “Թոնրակ”, “Սունդերլիկ”, “Տանդուրեկ”, and “Տենդյուրյուկ”

Mount Tendürek

Latitude
39.35484° or 39° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
43.86699° or 43° 52′ 1″ east
Elevation
3,584 metres (11,759 feet)
Open location code
8HF59V38+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 883963518
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
299363
Wiki­data ID
Q1125445
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Mount Tendürek” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل تندوريك”
  • Armenian: “Թոնդրակ (լեռնագագաթ)”
  • Armenian: “Թոնդրակ”
  • Asturian: “Monte Tendürek”
  • Cebuano: “Tendürek Dağı”
  • Dutch: “Mount Tendürek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تيندوريك”
  • German: “Tendürek Dağı”
  • Greek: “Τεντουρέκ”
  • Irish: “Sliabh Tendürek”
  • Italian: “Monte Tendürek”
  • Japanese: “テンデュレク山”
  • Kurdish: “Çiyayê Tendûrek”
  • Kurdish: “Çiyayê Tendûrekê”
  • Ladin: “Mount Tendürek”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tendürek”
  • Persian: “کوه تندورک”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Tendureque”
  • Russian: “Тендюрек”
  • Slovak: “Tendürek Dağı”
  • Spanish: “Monte Tendürek”
  • Turkish: “Tendürek Dağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Тендюрек”
  • Venetian: “Monte Tendürek”
  • Western Armenian: “Թանտուրիկ լեռ”
  • Western Armenian: “Թանտուրլու լեռ”
  • Western Armenian: “Թոնտրիկ լեռ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Binkaya and Atadamı.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mount Tendurek crater and Küçük Tendürek Tepesi.

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Worth a closer look: Istanbul and Edirne.

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