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Ar⋅a⋅rat

[ar-uh-rat]
–noun
a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah's Ark. 16,945 ft. (5165 m).
Also called Mount Ararat.
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Ar·a·rat   (ār'ə-rāt')   
A massif of extreme eastern Turkey near the Iranian border rising to about 5,168 m (16,945 ft). It is the traditional resting place of Noah's ark.
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Ararat [(ar-uh-rat)]

The mountain upon which Noah's ark came to rest as the waters of the great flood receded. (See Noah and the Flood.)

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