![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Erek_Da%25C4%259F%25C4%25B1_Ay%2527%25C4%25B1n_Do%25C4%259Fu%25C5%259Fu.jpg/640px-Erek_Da%25C4%259F%25C4%25B1_Ay%2527%25C4%25B1n_Do%25C4%259Fu%25C5%259Fu.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Mount Erek
Mountain in eastern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Erek (Turkish: Erek Dağı, Armenian: Վարագա լեռ, Varaga leř, Kurdish: Çiyayê Erek) a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey.[1]
Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...
Mount Erek | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3.204 m (10.51 ft) See Elevation section |
Coordinates | 38°27′14″N 43°29′42″E |
Naming | |
Native name | Erek Dağı (Turkish) |
Geography | |
Location | Van, Turkey |
Parent range | Armenian Highlands |
Close
The prominent, now ruined, Armenian monastery of Varagavank ("monastery of Varag") is located at the foot of the mountain. The toponym Varag may have originated from a Middle Iranian of "crow" (waragh in modern Persian).[2]