Little Ararat

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Little Ararat

Mount Ararat, with Little Ararat at left
Elevation 3,925 m (12,877 ft)
Location Doğubeyazıt District, Ağrı Province, Turkey
Prominence approx. 1,200 m (4,000 ft)
Coordinates 39°39′N, 44°24′E
Type Stratovolcano

Little Ararat, also known as Mount Sis or Lesser Ararat (Turkish: Küçük Ağrı, Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ), is the sixth tallest peak in modern Turkey. It is a large satellite cone located on the eastern flank of the massive Mount Ararat. Despite being dwarfed by its higher and far more famous neighbor, Little Ararat is a significant volcano of its own with an almost perfectly symmetrical, conical form and smooth constructional slopes. It rises about 1,200 m (4,000 ft) above the saddle connecting it with the main peak.

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