Ararat [mountain] - Ararat

Japanese: アララト[山] - アララト
Ararat [mountain] - Ararat
An extinct volcano on the Armenian Plateau, near the eastern edge of Turkey, Armenia and the border with Iran. It is divided into two peaks, Great Ararat at 5,123m and Little Ararat at 3,925m. Its name is said to come from Urartu, a kingdom that rivaled the Assyrian Empire, and it is said that Noah's Ark landed there. For Armenians, it is a sacred mountain that symbolizes the nation. It was first climbed in 1829.
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Japanese:
トルコ東端,アルメニア,イラン国境に近いアルメニア高原の死火山。2峰に分かれて,大アララトは5123m,小アララトは3925mである。名はアッシリア帝国に対抗した王国ウラルトゥに由来するとされ,ノアの箱舟が着いたという。アルメニア人にとっては民族を象徴する聖山。1829年初登頂。
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