Nemrut (volcano)
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Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı, Armenian: Սարակն, «Mountain spring», scientific transliteration: Sarakn, Kurdish Çiyayê Nemrud) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van, at 38°37′10″N 42°14′28″E.
- Turkey also has a mountain called Nemrut
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Nemrut Dağı | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,948 metres (9,672 feet) |
Prominence | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
Coordinates | 38.65°N 42.23°E / 38.65; 42.23 |
Geography | |
Location | Turkey |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1692 |
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The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.