Poster "Aragats"

Mountain Aragats (northern—4095 m, western—3995 m, eastern—3908 m, southern—3888 m) is a massive in the western part of Armenia, between Ararat and Shirak valleys, Akhuryan and Kasagh rivers. It is a regular cone with jagged summits and slightly oblique slopes. Aragats is the highest mountain of Armenia and the forth highest one in the Armenian Highland. Historians link the origins of the name with an Armenian god Ara. The name is decoded as “Ara’s throne” or “the throne of Ara”.