Durupınar site
The Durupınar site (Turkish: Durupınar sitesi) is geological formation of 164 metres (538 feet) made of limonite on Mount Tendürek, adjacent to the village of Üzengili in eastern Anatolia or Turkey. The site is 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the Iranian border, 16 km (9.9 mi) southeast of Doğubayazıt in the Ağrı Province, and 29 kilometres (18 miles) south of the Greater Mount Ararat summit, at an elevation of 1,966 to 2,004 m (6,450 to 6,575 ft) above sea level.
Durupınar sitesi | |
The Durupınar site in 2007 | |
Shown within Turkey Durupınar site (Near East) Durupınar site (Asia) | |
| Location | Üzengili, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°26′26.39″N 44°14′5.22″E |
| Satellite of | Doğubayazıt |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Prof. Ayhan Yardimciel |
| Ownership | Kafkas Üniversitesi, KARS |
| Public access | Complete |
The size and shape of the formation led to its promotion by some believers as the petrified ruins of the original Noah's Ark. Geologists assert that it is an entirely natural formation but have nominated it as (geological) heritage. The site is near several officially unnamed peaks, though locals call one of the nearby peaks Cudi Dağı in Turkish, which David Fasold linked to Al Cudi, the place named in the Quran as the final resting place of Noah's Ark.