Famous Mount Ararat. Biblical Noah's
ark came to rest on the mountain of Ararat during the great
flood. Armenians trace their roots to Hayk, son of Torgom,
the great-grandson of Japheth, a son of Noah himself. In
the beginning Armenians called themselves Hayks and country
the Great Hayk, then it changed to Hayastan. Mount Ararat
is the historical Armenian site and represent the spirit
of Armenian people. The best view of the mountain from Yerevan
is in spring and autumn.
November evening in Yerevan.
Mount Ararat is already covered with the ice.
The view from Ararat Valley.
Rivers and lakes near the Arax river full of crayfish.
Mount Ararat
and valley lakes. Looks like just after the biblical great
flood.
Notice the size
of the Mount Ararat 16,916 feet (5165 m) above the sea level.
Night in the
city, the Ararat guards the Yerevan like a spiritual guardian.
Early Spring
in Armenia, view of Ararat from my home in Yerevan.
Day. Reflection of Mount Ararat
in one of the Ararat Valley lakes.
Another daytime image of the
Mount Ararat.
Cane bushes surround most of
the lakes and small rivers in Ararat Valley.
Evening. Mount Ararat. A truly
biblical landscape.
Early morning. A great place
and time for fishing for carp, trout and barbel fish
The Ararat Valley lakes also
home to large freshwater, bivalve mollusks and crayfish.
