Ara
Mount Ara is a polygenetic stratovolcanic cone in Armenia's Kotayk Province. The town of Zoravan and a nearby church, Gharghavank, are located along the mountain's lower slopes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,614 metres
- Description: mountain in Armenia
- Also known as: “Arayiler”, “Gora Arailer”, “Gora Araler”, “Gora Karnyyarykh”, “Karnyjarych Berg”, “Mount Ara”, “Mount Arailer”, and “Mount Arayi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint’s Barbara Church.
Saint’s Barbara Church
Church
Photo: Chaojoker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuys Varvara is a revered religious figure in parts of Armenia, and the Tsaghkavank is a cave shrine devoted to her on the southern slopes of Mount Ara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saralanj and Yernjatap.
Saralanj
Village
Saralanj is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The mayor of Saralanj is Gegham Zilifyan.
Yernjatap
Village
Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yernjatap is a village in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Aragyugh
Village
Aragyugh is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The highlands in this area are believed to be some of the cleanest and most bountiful in the country, with the altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level.
Ara
- Categories: volcano, mountain, and landform
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.40289° or 40° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
44.46817° or 44° 28′ 5″ eastElevation
2,614 metres (8,576 feet)Open location code
8HG6CF39+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 1246321238OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
616939Wikidata ID
Q4068356
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Ara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آرا”
- Armenian: “Arayi Lerr”
- Armenian: “Արա լեռ”
- Armenian: “Արալեռ”
- Armenian: “Արայի Լեռ”
- Armenian: “Արայի”
- Armenian: “Արայիլեռ”
- Armenian: “Գառնըյառըխ”
- Armenian: “Գառնըյառըղ”
- Armenian: “Գառնըյարըգ”
- Armenian: “Գառնըյարըք”
- Armenian: “Գառնիյառըղ”
- Armenian: “Գառնիյառըք”
- Armenian: “Գարնիյառըք”
- Armenian: “Ծաղկավանք”
- Armenian: “Ծաղկեվանքի լեռ”
- Armenian: “Ծսսլկնվանքասսւր”
- Armenian: “Կառնըյարըխ”
- Armenian: “Կառնիյարըխ”
- Armenian: “Կարնարս”
- Armenian: “Կարնըյարըխ”
- Armenian: “Ղարնըյառըղ”
- Armenian: “Ղարնըյառըք”
- Armenian: “Քարնըարըք”
- Armenian: “Քարնիարըք”
- Azerbaijani: “Qarnıyarıq dağı”
- Belarusian: “Ара лер”
- Cebuano: “Arayi Lerr”
- Dutch: “Arayi Lerr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ارا”
- French: “Mont Ara”
- Georgian: “არა-ლერი”
- German: “Ara”
- Greek: “Αράγι Λερ”
- Greek: “Όρος Άρα”
- Ladin: “Mount Ara”
- Macedonian: “Ара”
- Persian: “کوه آرایی”
- Russian: “Ара лер”
- Russian: “Ара-лер”
- Russian: “Араи лер”
- Russian: “Араи-лер”
- Russian: “Араилер”
- Russian: “Аралер”
- Russian: “Гора Аралер”
- Russian: “Карны-Ярых”
- Swedish: “Ara (berg)”
- Swedish: “Ara”
- Swedish: “Araji”
- Turkish: “Ara Dağı”
- Ukrainian: “Ара лер”
- Western Armenian: “Արայի լեռ”
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