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| Mount Azhdahak | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Ajdahak_Emma_YSU_(2).jpg) Mount Azhdahak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,597 m (11,801 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°13′33″N 44°56′50″E / 40.22583°N 44.94722°E |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Armenia.png)  Mount Azhdahak Location in Armenia | |
| Location | Gegharkunik Province, Armenia |
| Parent range | Lesser Caucasus |
Azhdahak (Armenian: Աժդահակ) is a volcano in Armenia, the highest point of Gegham mountains. It has an elevation of 3,597 m above sea. It is part of the Gegham Ridge volcanic field, which last erupted at 1900 BC ± 1000 years.[1]
There is a lake in the crater of volcano Azhdahak that is formed from melting snow. From the top of the mountain opens the pictorial landscape of mountains Ararat, Hatis, Ara, Aragats, Lake Sevan, the whole Gegham mountains and the Kotayk valley.
In the surroundings of Azhdahak there is a lake, Akna (Armenian: Ակնալիճ Aknalich), of volcanic origin. “Akn” means "spring (water)" in Armenian.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program - Ghegam Ridge". Volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 14 March 2019.