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| Haykakan Par mountains | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Suqavet |
| Elevation | 3,455 m (11,335 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°51′31″N 42°02′13″E / 39.85861°N 42.03694°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Հայկական Պար Լեռներ (Armenian) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Turkey |
Haykakan Par (Armenian: Հայկական Պար, lit. 'Armenian Dance') is a ridge at the middle of the Armenian highlands. It starts near sources of the Araxes river and stretches from the south bank as far west as Mount Ararat.[1][2] The length of the ridge 200 km, the height - up to 3445 m. It was formed by a chain of volcanoes that arose along a major tectonic fault. The ridge is part of the watershed between the basins of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.