Durupınar site

The Durupınar site is a geological formation 164 metres long, made of limonite on in eastern Anatolia or . The size and shape of the formation led to its promotion by some believers as the petrified ruins of the original Noah's Ark.
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  • Scree
  • Description: large aggregate structure in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Noah’s Ark”
    “Nuh’un gemisi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kargakonmaz and Qezel Bolagh.
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is a village in , , Turkey. is situated 4½ km southeast of Durupınar site.
is a village in Avajiq-e Shomali Rural… is situated 7 km south of Durupınar site.
is a village in Avajiq-e Shomali Rural… is situated 7 km south of Durupınar site.

Durupınar site

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Latitude
39.44056° or 39° 26′ 26″ north
Longitude
44.23484° or 44° 14′ 5″ east
Open location code
8HF6C6RM+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144047151
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1267546

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Durupınar site” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “የአርዛፕ ድንጋዮች”
  • Chinese: “杜鲁品纳爾遺址”
  • Czech: “archa Noemova - Durupınar”
  • Czech: “Durupinar”
  • Czech: “Durupınar sitesi”
  • Czech: “Durupınar”
  • Czech: “místo Durupinar”
  • Czech: “Noemova archa - Durupınar”
  • Finnish: “Durupinarin esiintymä”
  • Finnish: “Durupinarin löytö”
  • Finnish: “Durupinarin muodostuma”
  • Finnish: “Masherin rinne”
  • French: “Durupinar”
  • French: “Durupınar”
  • German: “Durupinar”
  • German: “Durupınar”
  • Indonesian: “Durupinar”
  • Italian: “Durupinar”
  • Italian: “Durupınar”
  • Japanese: “ドゥルプナー・サイト”
  • Kurdish: “Çêbûna Keştiya Nûh a Meşarê”
  • Persian: “سایت دروپینار”
  • Polish: “Arka Noego (pomnik przyrody)”
  • Polish: “Arka Noego”
  • Russian: “Ноев Ковчег”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueologico de Durupinar”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de Durupinar”
  • Turkish: “Durupınar formasyonu”
  • Turkish: “Durupınar oluşumu”
  • Turkish: “Durupınar sitesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Дурупінар”
  • Ukrainian: “Ноїв Ковчег”

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