Armenian Massif - Armenian Massif

...The area in which they once lived as the primary inhabitants was much larger than it is today, and so in ancient times the term Armenia was used to refer to a wide area stretching from present-day Georgia in the north through Azerbaijan in the east to the coast of the Caspian Sea, the Mesopotamian lowlands in the south, and Cappadocia, which occupies the eastern half of Asia Minor in the west.
[Nature, Geography]
Most of the country is a plateau with an elevation of 800 to 2000 meters, and the northeastern part is the Armenian Massif, formed by volcanic activity, and is known as an area prone to earthquakes. This massif, centered on high mountains such as Mount Ararat (5165m), where Noah's Ark is said to have landed, and Mount Alagyoz (4090m), is the source of the Tigris, Euphrates, Aras (Arax), and Kura rivers, and large and small lakes such as Sevan, Van, and Urmia are scattered among the mountains.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Armenian Massif" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…かつて彼らが主要な住民として生活していた地域の範囲は，現在よりはるかに広く，そのため古くは，北は現在のグルジア，東はアゼルバイジャンを経てカスピ海沿岸まで，南はメソポタミアの低地，西は小アジアの東半を占めるカッパドキアまでという広い地域をアルメニアと称したこともあった。
［自然，地誌］
　ほとんどが標高800～2000mの高原で，北東部は火山活動で生じたアルメニア山塊となり，地震の多発地帯としても知られる。ノアの箱舟がたどりついたとされるアララト山(5165m)やアラギョズ山(4090m)などの高山を中心とするこの山塊は，ティグリス，ユーフラテス，アラス(アラクス)，クラの各川の水源となっており，山間にはセバン，バン，ウルミエなど大小の湖が点在する。…

※「アルメニア山塊」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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