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335: 323: 116: 109: 371: 355: 387: 334: 36: 215:, the mountain has a destroyed crater and a base diameter of 9km at an altitude of 1,900m. The volcano is constructed from lava and agglomerate layers with intrusions of andesite and dacite. The slopes on the north and east are forested. One flank cone south of Arailer has erupted andesite. Andesite also appears in the former crater and lava flows spread to the 310:
is endemic on Arailer. The ecosystem is well preserved apart from a minor threat from grazing. The Mountain also holds high variety of bird species, including Golden Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Caucasian Black Grouse, Red-billed Chough, White-throated Robin, and others. For the reason, the area was
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Dr. Gayane Karagyan. Identification of Priority Areas for the Conservation of Endangered Insect Species of Ararat Valley in Armenia (Report). The Rufford Foundation. pp. 15–16.
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Lebedev, V. A.; Chernyshev, I. V.; Yakushev, A. I. (2011). "Initial time and duration of quaternary magmatism in the Aragats neovolcanic area (Lesser Caucasus, Armenia)".
255: 261: 65: 531: 348:) 40 days after Resurrection Day (Easter). Sorrel is often braided in this fashion in Armenia and Artsakh and can be dried for extended use 219:. One K-Ar date indicates an age of 1.3 Ma, there are two subsidiary cones Nokhut and Shakhvard. Due to the similarity of the typical 322: 640: 524: 354: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 517: 483: 370: 58: 453:(Report). Veröffentlichungen des Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt. p. 249 108: 280: 300: 267: 248: 344:
macrospermum and other items of tribute sold on Mount Ara to the pilgrims of Tsaghkevank (
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2,614 m (8,576 ft)(other sources mention 2,576 m)
48: 614: 223:, it is very similar in terms of height, valley and shape to 204:, are located along the mountain's lower slopes. The town of 451:
Pliocene-Quaternary volcanism of the Syunik upland (Armenia)
413: 35: 409: 407: 448: 404: 484:"Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in Armenia" 632: 471: 490:. Armenian Bird Census Council. Archived from 525: 532: 518: 234:The mountain has a high biodiversity with 539: 633: 513: 449:Khachatur Meliketsian (August 2013). 311:recognized as Important Bird Area. 13: 14: 677: 385: 369: 353: 333: 321: 114: 107: 34: 340:Wild mountain sorrel, poppies, 476: 465: 442: 1: 397: 7: 641:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes 115: 10: 682: 364:on a hillside of Mount Ara 314: 545: 428:10.1134/S1028334X11040209 181: 157: 147: 137: 101: 96: 57: 47: 42: 33: 28: 23: 208:is below the mountain. 666:Stratovolcanoes of Asia 281:Dorcadion kasikoporanum 256:Armenohelops armeniacus 416:Doklady Earth Sciences 301:Tetralonia macroglossa 262:Cylindronotus erivanus 661:Polygenetic volcanoes 200:and a nearby church, 656:Mountains of Armenia 651:Volcanoes of Armenia 646:Subduction volcanoes 540:Mountains of Armenia 268:Conizonia kalashiani 249:Parnassius mnemosyne 190:stratovolcanic cone 188:) is a polygenetic 128:Location in Armenia 81:40.4056°N 44.4522°E 77: /  16:Mountain in Armenia 570:Armenian highlands 494:on 30 October 2017 166:Armenian highlands 43:Highest point 628: 627: 274:Parnassius apollo 237:Sympecma paedisca 221:Armenian plateaus 211:Located north of 171: 170: 673: 595:Karabakh Plateau 534: 527: 520: 511: 510: 504: 503: 501: 499: 480: 474: 473: 469: 463: 462: 460: 458: 446: 440: 439: 411: 389: 373: 357: 337: 325: 287:Papilio alexanor 183: 161: 118: 117: 111: 92: 91: 89: 88: 87: 86:40.4056; 44.4522 82: 78: 75: 74: 73: 70: 38: 21: 20: 681: 680: 676: 675: 674: 672: 671: 670: 631: 630: 629: 624: 620:Tskhouk-Karckar 605:Lesser Caucasus 541: 538: 508: 507: 497: 495: 482: 481: 477: 470: 466: 456: 454: 447: 443: 412: 405: 400: 393: 392:Rock formations 390: 381: 374: 365: 358: 349: 338: 329: 326: 317: 294:Proterebia afra 243:Colias aurorina 194:Kotayk Province 159: 133: 132: 131: 130: 129: 126: 125: 124: 123: 119: 85: 83: 79: 76: 71: 68: 66: 64: 63: 17: 12: 11: 5: 679: 669: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 626: 625: 623: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 546: 543: 542: 537: 536: 529: 522: 514: 506: 505: 475: 464: 441: 422:(2): 532–536. 402: 401: 399: 396: 395: 394: 391: 384: 382: 380:from Mount Ara 375: 368: 366: 359: 352: 350: 339: 332: 330: 327: 320: 316: 313: 196:. The town of 169: 168: 163: 155: 154: 149: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 127: 121: 120: 113: 112: 106: 105: 104: 103: 102: 99: 98: 94: 93: 61: 55: 54: 51: 45: 44: 40: 39: 31: 30: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 678: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 547: 544: 535: 530: 528: 523: 521: 516: 515: 512: 493: 489: 485: 479: 468: 452: 445: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 410: 408: 403: 388: 383: 379: 372: 367: 363: 356: 351: 347: 343: 342:Chaerophyllum 336: 331: 324: 319: 318: 312: 309: 308: 304:represented. 303: 302: 297: 295: 290: 288: 283: 282: 277: 275: 270: 269: 264: 263: 258: 257: 252: 250: 245: 244: 239: 238: 232: 230: 226: 225:Mount Göztepe 222: 218: 217:Hrazdan River 214: 209: 207: 203: 199: 195: 192:in Armenia's 191: 187: 179: 175: 167: 164: 162: 156: 153: 150: 146: 143: 140: 136: 110: 100: 95: 90: 62: 60: 56: 52: 50: 46: 41: 37: 32: 27: 22: 19: 554: 496:. Retrieved 492:the original 487: 478: 467: 455:. Retrieved 444: 419: 415: 346:Kuys Varvara 305: 299: 292: 285: 279: 276:kashtshenkoi 272: 266: 260: 254: 247: 241: 235: 233: 210: 185: 173: 172: 160:Parent range 18: 362:Gharghavank 202:Gharghavank 84: / 59:Coordinates 635:Categories 580:Dar-Alages 498:29 October 398:References 289:orientalis 231:province. 72:44°27′08″E 69:40°24′20″N 590:Kaputjugh 585:Gutanasar 436:1028-334X 360:Ruins of 328:Mount Ara 307:Conizonia 174:Mount Ara 97:Geography 49:Elevation 29:Mount Ara 610:Niphates 575:Azhdahak 550:Achkasar 378:Yeghvard 376:View of 206:Yeghvard 178:Armenian 148:Province 600:Khustup 565:Aramazd 560:Aragats 488:TSE NGO 315:Gallery 296:hyrcana 251:rjabovi 213:Yerevan 198:Zoravan 186:Ara leř 182:Արա լեռ 142:Armenia 138:Country 457:9 July 434:  152:Kotayk 615:Porak 500:2017 459:2015 432:ISSN 298:and 555:Ara 424:doi 420:437 229:Muş 227:in 122:Ara 24:Ara 637:: 486:. 430:. 418:. 406:^ 291:, 284:, 278:, 271:, 265:, 259:, 253:, 246:, 240:, 184:, 180:: 533:e 526:t 519:v 502:. 461:. 438:. 426:: 176:(

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Elevation
Coordinates
40°24′20″N 44°27′08″E / 40.4056°N 44.4522°E / 40.4056; 44.4522
Ara is located in Armenia
Armenia
Kotayk
Parent range
Armenian highlands
Armenian
stratovolcanic cone
Kotayk Province
Zoravan
Gharghavank
Yeghvard
Yerevan
Hrazdan River
Armenian plateaus
Mount Göztepe
Muş
Sympecma paedisca
Colias aurorina
Parnassius mnemosyne
Armenohelops armeniacus
Cylindronotus erivanus
Conizonia kalashiani
Parnassius apollo
Dorcadion kasikoporanum
Papilio alexanor
Proterebia afra

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