Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark

The opportunity to travel to Armenia and see the renowned Ararat Mountain was a wonderful memory for me. It was a stunning, snow-capped peak with a rich history. 

Biblical mountains include Mount Ararat, which is popularly thought to be where Noah's Ark rested. Since the 11th century, Mount Ararat has been linked to the Genesis story, and Armenians started to speculate that it was the ark's landing spot at that time.

The province of Agri in Eastern Turkey is where Mount Ararat is situated. on a significant pass along the Anatolian Silk and Spice Routes. It is situated close to Turkey's borders with Iran, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.
No research or scientific study has been conducted that can definitively show that Noah's Ark was on Mount Ararat or another location as of 2020. The Ark is said to have sailed through the flood waters of the Noah's Flood for days until coming to a stop at Mount Ararat's summit, according to the Holy Scriptures. This has led to the theory that Mount Ararat is home to Noah's Ark.

Many Christians think that a mountain in Turkey is where Noah's ark's last resting place is. According to the Bible, Noah's ark was said to have saved Noah, his family, and pairs of every kind of animal on Earth during a flood that mostly wiped out humanity.

The most recent find was made by Turkish and Chinese explorers from an organization called Noah's Ark Ministries International, who claim to have discovered seven enormous wooden chambers buried at a height of 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) near Mount Ararat in 2007 and 2008. In October 2009, they visited the location once more with a film crew. 

We don't know for sure that this is Noah's ark, but we believe it to be it 99.9% of the time, a filmmaker who is traveling with the explorers, Yeung Wing-cheung, told The Daily Mail. 

According to the explorers, the "mountains of Ararat" mentioned in Genesis 8:4 are a region, not a single mountain, where the Ark is said to have touched down on the 150th day of the Flood.

Climbing on Mount Ararat is permitted. Most climbers favor the southern, sunny face of Mount Ararat, which is accessible from the town of Doubeyazt. The best and most convenient place to begin the ascent of Ararat Mountain is from this town. It is Turkey's tallest mountain. 

On the other side, climbing alone without locals or assistance could be risky. The needs throughout time have made it possible for tourism to grow here. As a result, finding highly qualified guides and 5- to 4-day activities to climb the Ararat Mountain is not difficult.
 

We noticed a herd of sheep as we were approaching our mountain observation.

 A former Roman fortress also stood watch over the pass.

 This photo was taken at a historic Armenian Khor Virap Monastery on Ararat Plain.