Ararat

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1. Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages.
2. A province (marz) of modern Armenia. Capital and largest city: Artashat.
3. A town and urban community in Ararat province, Armenia.
4. A large village in Ararat province, Armenia, a few miles north of the town of the same name.
5. A town in Victoria, Australia, named after a local Mount Ararat.
6. A local government area in western Victoria, which includes the town; in full, the Rural City of Ararat.
7. An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Ararat River.
8. An unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, named after the Ararat River.
9. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արարատ (Ararat).

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“We left Poland in a heavy snow⟳ and enjoyed the flight to Tehran, flying over some very interesting terrain. Although it was a clear day, we never were sure whether or not we saw⟳ Mount⟳ Ararat to the north.”

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