[See also Ayrarat.]. “This data does not represent natural geology. These were the exact measurements mentioned in the Bible. Nisir as the landing place of the Ark. Mount Ararat is the place where according to Christian, Jewish and Islamic belief Noah's Ark settled after the Great Flood. cit., vol. David Fasold, an American shipwreck specialist with no religious affiliation, has led the investigation. From the ice cap numerous tongues of ice descend in valleys, the most important being the Abich glaciers to the northeast and the Parrot glacier to the northwest, both of which come down to about 3,800 m. To the north, in the “Valley of Hell” (Cehennam Dere), the earthquake of 20 June 1840 gave rise, three days later, to a downslip of the end of the ice tongue together with great masses of mud and water, leaving a rock glacier buried under morainic débris. Who are Ya'juj Wa Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)?? They were expecting to find artifacts on the surface or something that would be unquestionably related to a ship of some kind. The remote site contains a buried, ship-like object, resting an altitude of 2,300 metres. buy a print. In fact, as we will soon learn, radar scans of the structure suggest that this bulge is the collapsed debris of these levels. The radar cans revealed this structure [above ] under the mud. There must have been a fairly dense population in the middle ages before the Turkish invasions. The summit and northern slopes of Great Ararat and the eastern slopes of Little Ararat were in Persian-controlled territory. But the findings have infuriated the scores of Christian Ark-hunters who travel to Turkey, convinced the Ark will only be found on Mount Ararat. Kūh-e Nūḥ, Arm. “It is a man-made structure and for sure it is Noah’s Ark.” The site is directly below the mountain of Al Judi, named in the Koran as the Ark’s resting place. Weather all the forces including France and Armania deny that. II, pp. 156-99. Email. January 10, 2016 islamreigns 1 Comment [By Dan Eden/viewzone.com] I’m often amazed at our lack of knowledge about history. I won’t hold you in suspense with this article: The Ark of Noah (Nooh Alaihissalaam) has been found. Examination reveals the glue oozed from the layers. Dhu l-hiddscha, wird auch ʿArafa-Tag (يوم عرفة) genannt.Ohne die Teilnahme an der Verweilzeremonie (wuqūf) in ʿArafāt hat der Haddsch keine Gültigkeit. The summit of Mt. Only the shapes and traces of the original wood remain. The wood has been petrified. Since then, the Ararat range has been devoid of permanent human settlements; it is now occupied only in summertime by the flocks of local Kurdish shepherds. This article is available in print.Vol. (Optional) Enter email address if you would like feedback about your tag. Salih Bayraktutan, head of geology at Turkey’s Ataturk University, estimates the age of the ‘vessel’ at more than 100,000 years. Southeast of the main, snow covered mountain there is the Little Mount Ararat and in the far background the Kaukasus can be seen. I don't think searchers will find it. From the 10th/16th to the 12th/18th century, the Ararat range formed part of the frontier between the Turkish and Persian empires and was important in the Ottoman-Safavid wars. The rivets have survived from antiquity! About; Search for: Tag Archives: Mount Ararat. M. Streck and F. Taeschner, “Aghrı Dagh,” in EI2 I, pp. Characteristics of an iron-aluminum alloy have been investigated in The Russian Chemical Bulletin (2005) and reveal that this alloy forms a thin film of aluminum oxide which protects the material from rust and corrosion. We like to imagine that humanity evolved in a neat sequence of eras, each named after the technology that was discovered. "Mount Ararat is thus a post-Flood volcano, which continued to erupt, most recently less than 200 years ago. The comments will be reviewed before they are added to the site. The biblical reference to the arc and all of our existence is crucial to the Abrahamic beliefs. Valuable studies of the geology were published in the 19th century by H. Abich (who climbed the mountain in 1845) and in the 20th century by H. Blumenthal. withhold (thy rain)!” and the water abated and the matter was ended. In my entire career, I have never seen an object like this on a stereo photo.”. Did they really found Noah's Arc there? The team located several strong “hits” that, when dug up, revealed large disc shaped rivets. The human eye needs to see reflected light to recognize an object. Ararat rises more than 4000 m above the plains of the Araxes basin (İğdir depression, altitude 875 m) to the northeast and more than 3000 m above the Doğu Bayazıt depression (altitude 2000 m) to the south. Often these stones will have crosses carved in them, from centuries ago when pilgrims made the journey to visit the Ark. In 1960 the picture [above ] was published in LIFE magazine under the heading of Noahs Ark? The delay and strength of this echo tell the geologists how solid and at what depth the objects are under the earth. Ararat is the same word as Urartu, the ancient kingdom on one of whose mountains Noah’s ark was said to come ashore (Gen. 8:4). He believes the team has found the fossilised remains of the upper deck and that the original reed substructure has disappeared. This is especially true when it comes to our ancient human history. This is confirmed by stories from the surrounding villagers who tell of its “sudden appearance” around that time. Masis or Masik, Turk.Ağr dağ or Eğri dağ), extinct volcano in the northeastern extremity of Turkey close to the Iran-Soviet frontiers. I am really impressed by the work of the Christoph. Moqaddasī (p. 380) in the 4th/10th century, wrote of 1,000 villages on the spurs of the mountain. Historical Landmarks. In 1982, he reached the 16,946-foot summit but fell on the glacier, suffering severe leg and face lacerations. Durupinar was familiar with the biblical accounts of the Ark and its association with Mount Ararat in Turkey, but he was reluctant to jump to any conclusions. Ararat rises from a flat plain and dominates the skyline of Armenia's capital, Yerevan. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.” – Genesis 8:4-5. That same year a group of Americans accompanied Capt. Well, I suppose that the Ark site can't be seen in this lovely picture, since it's taken from South East and the site is near Dogubayazit on South West, that means farther to the left from the Mountain... by Jana from Czech Republic posted on Thu Feb 7 2008 23:43:43, you can see foto of Noah's arc on http://kicera.blog.sme.sk/c/97321/Noemova-archa.html, by Luke from China posted on Thu Jan 10 2008 06:36:29. Ağr dağ or Eğri dağ), extinct volcano in the northeastern extremity of Turkey close to the Iran-Soviet frontiers. Only imagine what kind of freedom one would be experiencing flying about Ararat or over the Gallipoli peninsula... by Artyom from Armenia posted on Tue Nov 21 2006 08:53:04. Masis or Masik, Turk. : Let's Identify! This “regenerated glacier” still exists today, with its front at an altitude of only 2,300 m. The same catastrophe destroyed the large Armenian village of Arguri, situated at 1,740 m altitude and inhabited by 1,600 people, and the monastery of St. James 3 km further up the same valley. In 1977 Ron Wyatt visited the site. I’ll describe the evidence in some detail and end with the historical and religious implications. On the starboard side (right) near the stern there were four vertical bulges protruding from the mud [ B], at regular intervals, that were determined to be the “ribs” of the hull [see below]. In 1959, Turkish army captain Llhan Durupinar discovered an unusual shape while examining aerial photographs of his country. And its location was recorded in many historical documents, In Old testament: The two principal cones are for the most part composed of recent (Upper Pliocene and Quaternary) andesitic lavas, but have a complex morphological history as there are several satellite cones and some lateral flows of more recently erupted basalt. I would like to live there. Pilgrims to the site would gather bits and pieces of the petrified wood which would be used as charms to ward off evil. But seeing it generates a strange feeling of the immobility also. This suggests a knowledge of construction far beyond anything we knew existed in the ancient world. The Sunnat Method of Licking Fingers after the Meal, End Times/Prophecies/ Signs of the Qiyamah, False allegations and Lies on The Prophet, Maktubat (letters) of Naseehat (advices) from Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi (rahimahullah), Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (rahimahullah), Refuting False Allegations on The Prophet, refuting the lies of gift2deobandis.com and other such sites, Scientific Miracles of The Holy Qur'an and Ahadith. This is yet further proof that Noah’s Ark was a reality and that it has indeed been found in Turkey. It is not important were the arc lies, on Turkish land or Armenian land, God made the earth and all the people and things in it. Please note this comment function is intended for commenting on the text and images, not for Photo: http://www.viewzone.com/noahx.html The sleek shape of the hull is necessary to enable the huge ship to remain stable in the water and survive tremendous waves. When this was first found it appeared to be a large beam. II, Fasc. Radar soundings indicate unusual levels of iron-oxide distribution. Even more surprising were laboratory analyses which not only revealed that the petrified wood contained carbon (proving it was once wood) but there were iron nails [above right] embedded in the wood! The symmetry and logical placement of these objects shows that this is unmistakably a man made structure, most likely the Ark of Noah. ARARAT, MOUNT (Pers. They used metal detection surveys, subsurface radar scans, and chemical analysis — real science — and their findings were startling. The verse says: {When the word went forth: “O earth! Comments with no relation to the content of Search. These are man made structures. They often carved one big cross to represent Noah (Nooh alaihissalaam) and smaller crosses representing his family. 480-82). Early Armenian tradition (up to the 10th century A.D.) and Islamic tradition (based on Koran 11:46) set the ark’s landfall on Mount Jūdī, which after the Arab conquest was generally identified with a range only 2,100 m high in the Jazīra (southeast of Siirt in what is now Turkish territory: 37° 24’ north latitude 42° 32’ east longitude), though the earliest Arab authors placed it in Arabia (in Moḥammad’s lifetime this term had probably denoted the whole West-Arabian mountain system). Instead, they marked out lines that crossed the object with yellow tape. The huge anchors would have been suspended from the keel of the ship. Mt. Khor Virap, a monastery located just across the border from Turkey,has a good view of the mountain. These reflections are appearing too periodic… too periodic to be random in that type of natural pace.” – Ron Wyatt of SIR Imaging team. Geologists believe it was originally over 1000 feet higher in the mountain and encased in a shell of hardened mud. There are two views of Ararat mountain, the one from Turkey and the oposite - from Armenia, the latter is more beautiful, as if it turned its best side to Armenia and Armenians - the oldest possessors of the mount, to enjoy the wonderful scene. So persevere patiently: for the end is for those who are righteous}. Since ancient times, Ararat has been revered by the Armenians as their spiritual home and as the home of the gods of the Armenian pantheon. To visualize what remains below the earth, scientists use microwaves which can penetrate the ground and bounce back when they hit something solid. Scientists have determined that they were anchors and the holes would have been their attachment to a ship with hemp rope. It is the name given to the volcanic massif by the Europeans, who reasoned that the region’s highest mountain ought logically to be the ark’s landing place. ʿArafāt (arabisch عرفات) ist eine Ebene rund 20 km südöstlich von Mekka, in der das zentrale Ritual der islamischen Haddsch-Wallfahrt stattfindet.Der Tag, der für dieses Ritual vorgesehen ist, der 9. The assumed shape of the Ark seems consistent with the bulge [ C] in the middle of the object. The most surprising find was discovered with sensitive metal detectors. Remember these trace metals have survived petrification and so do not indicate the exact content in the original material. So does the traveler Nicolas de Nicolay (1558). This was a common practice among ancient mariners to stabilize a heavy ship and ensure that the bow is always facing the on-coming waves. The addition of titanium would provide added strength. 265-266. 81-94; H. F. B. Lynch, op. this site will not be approved. Ararat is a 2002 film by Atom Egoyan (about the Armenian Genocide) that displays this symbolism. Called Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), the apparatus us made from an antenna that transmits, then listens to receive the “echo” and prints the result on a piece of paper. This coat prominently featured Mount Ararat along with the Soviet hammer and sickle and red star behind it. The Turkish government is so convinced by the findings that, after years of intransigence, it has designated the site one of special archaeological interest and agreed to its excavation. Mount Ararat is located at Agri province in eastern Turkey near the Armenian and Iranian borders. In 1937, a coat of arms was adopted. So he forwarded the photographic negative to a famous aerial photography expert named Dr. Brandenburger, at Ohio State University. Today, it is the national symbol of Armenia, being featured in the center of the Coat of Arms of Armenia. An analysis of the metal used to make the rivets revealed that they were a combination of iron (8.38%), aluminum (8.35%) and titanium (1.59%). Biblical accounts of the Ark describe it as having as many as six levels. Mount Ararat. by Victoria from United States posted on Mon Jun 9 2008 01:34:47. The local name for the town where the Ark was found is Nasar. The Quranic verse detailing about H. F. B. Lynch, Armenia, 2 vols., London, 1901, gives a detailed and almost exhaustive bibliography of relevant material including Russian works published up to that date (vol. Surrounding it are more ribs, still largely buried in the mud, but visible upon close examination. The region was very remote, yet it was inhabited with small villages. A “top heavy” ship, such as the Ark, could easily be capsized by a wave approaching from the side. From simple observation of the metal it was possible to see where the rivet had been hammered after being inserted through a hole [below]. Learn more about Mount Ararat. The names given by the Arab geographers to Great and Little Ararat are Jabal al-Ḥāreṯ (The Ploughman’s Mountain) and Jabal al-Ḥowayreṯ (the same in the diminutive form). By submitting your comment you agree to the privacy policy and agree to the information you provide (except for the email address) to be published on this website. ARARAT, MOUNT (Pers. It’s real. Lamination makes the total strength of the wood much greater than the combined strength of the pieces. I, pp. Using the GPR, Ron Wyatt discovered an open cavity on the starboard side. Mount Ararat is the place where according to Christian, Jewish and Islamic belief Noah's Ark settled after the Great Flood. Ararat). Hi, this photo is beautiful. swallow up thy water and O sky! Perhaps this is why the expedition in 1960 was disappointed. It appears in the newspaper on the left (above) of confirmation of the Turkish Government that the Durupinar site is the fossil of the Ark of Nooh (alaihissalaam) (Biblical Noah) while on the right side is the Nooh’s (alaihissalaam) ark visitors centre set up by the Turkish Government for tourist attraction. The first part of the survey was to examine the object and take its measurements. Then they dragged the antenna (about the size of a lawnmower) over the lines and watched the output on the paper recorder. The mountain is a range made up of two summits, Great Ararat (5,165 m) in the northwest and Little Ararat (3,925 m) in the southeast, and a narrow connecting ridge approximately 2687 m high and 14 km long which is called Serdar Bulak after a spring situated lower down.