Aras Mountains
| Aras Mountains | |
|---|---|
One of the highest points in the Aras mountains; Mount Aşağı. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,275 m (10,745 ft) |
| Prominence | 3,196 m (10,486 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°01′34″N 43°12′01″E / 40.02599°N 43.20021°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Erzurum Province, Kars Province, Ağrı Province, Iğdır Province, Turkey |
Aras Mountains (Turkish: Aras Dağları), is a mountain range in northeastern Turkey. Also known as Haykakan Par (Armenian: Հայկական Պար). It is located on the border of Erzurum, Kars, Ağrı and Iğdır provinces. It is a ridge at the middle of the Armenian highlands. It starts near sources of the Araxes river and stretches from the south bank as far west as Mount Ararat. The length of the ridge 200 km, the height - up to 3445 m. It was formed by a chain of volcanoes that arose along a major tectonic fault. The ridge is part of the watershed between the basins of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.