Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in what used to be ancient Armenian region known as Ararat (modern day eastern Turkey). Mount Ararat has been revered by Armenians since times immemorial. According to ancient legends Armenian deities reside inside the mountain. Both peaks have separate names in Armenian, the smaller one is called “Sis” and...
Noah´s ark in the Mountains of Armenia
The Book of Genesis speaks of mountains of Ararat where Noah’s Ark came to rest after the great flood (Genesis 8:4). The Biblical Ararat corresponds to what Assyrians called Urartu and Persians Arminya. In the trilingual Behistun inscription, carved in 521 BC by the order of Darius the Great of Persia, the country referred to...
Genealogical tree of Noah (1749)
This image was used in a magzine, published in London, where Armenia is presented as the birthplace of humanity after the great flood. The Tower of Babel rising on the left with workmen ascending its ramp, the genealogical tree of Noah, labelled with the names of various tribes and peoples, emerging from the top of...
