A view of Mount Aragats.
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
a land of rugged
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
s and
extinct volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
es, its highest point is
Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats ( hy, Արագած, ) is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian ...
, 13,435 ft (4,095 m).
Mountain ranges
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Javakheti mountain range
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Armeno-Georgian mountain range
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Bazum mountain range, spanning east–west in the Shirak and Lori provinces in Northern Armenia
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Pambak mountain range, spanning northwest–southeast in the Lori and Kotayk provinces
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Gugarik mountain range
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Oskepat mountain range
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Murghaz mountain range
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Areguni mountain range
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Sevan mountain range, east of Lake Sevan along the border with
Azerbaijan
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Tsaghkuni mountain range
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Gegham mountain range
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Vardenis mountain range
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Vayots Dzor mountain range
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Zangezur mountain range, in the southern Armenian
province of Syunik
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Bargushat mountain range
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Meghri mountain range
Prominent peaks
See also
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List of volcanoes in Armenia
This is a list of volcanoes in Armenia.
Gallery
File:Arakatz002.jpg, Mount Aragats
File:Mount ara.jpg, Arailer
File:PorakVolcano.jpg, Porak
File:Arteni Volcano2.jpg, Arteni
File:Geghama Mountains.jpg, Ghegam Ridge
References
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Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats ( hy, Արագած, ) is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian ...
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Zangezur Mountains
The Zangezur Mountains ( hy, Զանգեզուրի լեռներ or Սյունյաց լեռներ, az, Zəngəzur dağları) are a mountain range that defines the border between Armenia's southern provinces of Syunik, Vayots Dzor, and Azerbaijan ...
References
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Lists of landforms of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
