# Ararat

## Facts:

In the Bible, "Ararat" is the name given to a land, a kingdom, and a mountain range.

* The "land of Ararat" was probably located in what is now the northeastern part of the country of Turkey.
* Ararat is best known as the name of the mountain that Noah's ark came to rest on after the waters of the great flood began to recede.
* In modern times, a mountain called "Mount Ararat" is often thought to be the location of the "mountains of Ararat" in the Bible.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [ark](../kt/ark.md), [Noah](../names/noah.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 19:35-37](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/19/35)
* [Genesis 08:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/gen/08/04)
* [Isaiah 37:38](rc://en/tn/help/isa/37/38)
* [Jeremiah 51:27](rc://en/tn/help/jer/51/27)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H780

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Ararat