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Mount Artos
Mountain in Van, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Artos (Turkish: Çadır Dağı, lit. 'Tent Mountain', Armenian: Արտոս, Kurdish: Çiyayê Artosê) is a mountain (dormant volcano) in Van Province in eastern Turkey.[1]
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Mount Artos | |
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![]() The dormant volcano Mount Artos viewed from Akdamar Island in Lake Van | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3.550 m (11.65 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 38°14′46″N 43°06′24″E |
Geography | |
Location | Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey |
Parent range | Taurus Mountains, Armenian Highlands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
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It has a height of 3,515 meters above sea level[2]
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It is around 38 kilometers from Van and around 10 kilometers from Lake Van.