Mount Tendürek
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| Tendürek | |
|---|---|
 Tendürek seen from space | |
| Elevation | 3,584 m (11,759 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Ağrı and Van provinces, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°22′N 43°52′E / 39.37°N 43.87°E |
| Geology | |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | 1855 |
Tendürek (Turkish: Tendürek Dağı, Armenian: Թոնդրակ, Tondrak) is a shield volcano located in the Ağrı and Van provinces of eastern Turkey, close to the borders with Iran. The elongated volcano rises 1,800 m (5,906 ft) above the Doğubeyazıt plain, south of Mount Ararat. The last known eruption was a gas and ash eruption in 1855. The original, Armenian, name of the mountain was Tondrak; the area around Tondrak is known as the birthplace of the medieval Armenian Tondrakite Movement of the 950s, which based its ideology on the Paulician teaching.
See also
References
- Tendürek Dagi, Global Volcanism Program
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