Aras Mountains
Aras Mountains, is a mountain range in northeastern Turkey. Also known as Haykakan Par. It is located on the border of Erzurum, Kars, Ağrı and Iğdır provinces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,153 metres
- Description: Mountain Range in Turkey
- Also known as: “Karasu - Aras Daglari”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palandöken Ski Center.
Palandöken Ski Center
Sports venue
Palandöken Ski Center is a ski resort for alpine skiing and snowboarding on the Palandöken Mountain in Erzurum Province, eastern Turkey. The ski center is situated 7 km southwest of Erzurum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palandöken and Erzurum.
Palandöken
Town
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palandöken is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 667 km2, and its population is 177,374. It covers the southern part of the urban area of Erzurum.
Erzurum
Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erzurum is one of the largest cities in Eastern Anatolia, with a population of about 363,000 in 2023, half that of Erzurum Province. It's at high altitude and has a ski resort.
Yakutiye
Town
Photo: EROL AKBULUT, CC BY 3.0.
Yakutiye is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 945 km2, and its population is 190,373. It covers the central and northern part of the urban area of Erzurum. Yakutiye is situated 9 km north of Aras Mountains.
Aras Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Erzurum Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
39.84081° or 39° 50′ 27″ northLongitude
41.30596° or 41° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
3,153 metres (10,344 feet)Open location code
8HF3R8R4+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 1971616343OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Aras Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Aras Mountains” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال آراس”
- Armenian: “Հայկական Պար”
- Bulgarian: “Агридаг”
- Cebuano: “Karasu - Aras Dağları”
- Central Kurdish: “چیاکانی ئاراس”
- Central Kurdish: “چیای ئاراس”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاراسو جبال اراس”
- Georgian: “აღრიდაღი”
- Ladin: “Karasu - Aras Dağları”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Haykakan Par”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas Aras”
- Russian: “Агрыдаг”
- Spanish: “Montañas Aras”
- Turkish: “Aras Dağları”
- Turkish: “Karasu - Aras Dağları”
- Ukrainian: “Агридаг”
- Venetian: “Karasu - Aras Dağları”
- Western Armenian: “Հայկական Պար”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dutçusolak and Abdurrahman Gazi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Büyükejder Hill and Palandöken Dağları.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aras Mountains”. Photo: Bibliophile, CC BY-SA 3.0.