İlandağ

Mountain in Julfa District, Azerbaijan
İlandağ is located in Caucasus mountains
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İlandağ
Location of İlandağ within the Caucasus mountains
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İlandağ is located in Azerbaijan
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İlandağ (Azerbaijan)
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İlandağ is located in West and Central Asia
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İlandağ (West and Central Asia)
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Country AzerbaijanDistrictJulfaParent rangeLesser Caucasus

İlandağ is a mountain peak of the Lesser Caucasus range, located in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has an elevation of 2,415 metres (7,923 ft) above sea level,[1][2] which also is visible from Nakhchivan City. According to legend, the cleft in its summit was formed by the keel of Noah's Ark as the floodwaters abated.[3]

See also

  • Mount Judi in southeast Anatolia, Turkey
  • Mausoleum or Nuh or Noah
  • The Sinjar Mountains in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ilandag, Azerbaijan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası Bakı 2007 səh.17
  3. ^ Plunkett and Masters. Lonely Planet, p. 246.
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