İlandağ

İlandağ
Snake Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,415 m (7,923 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,043 m (3,422 ft)[1]
Listing	Highest peaks of Azerbaijan
Coordinates	39°08′57″N 45°39′31″E
Geography
İlandağ Location of İlandağ within the Caucasus mountains Show map of Caucasus Mountains İlandağ İlandağ (Azerbaijan) Show map of Azerbaijan İlandağ İlandağ (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia
Country	Azerbaijan
District	Julfa
Parent range	Lesser Caucasus

İlandağ is a mountain peak of the Lesser Caucasus range, located in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has an elevation of 2,415 metres (7,923 ft) above sea level,[1][2] which also is visible from Nakhchivan City. According to legend, the cleft in its summit was formed by the keel of Noah's Ark as the floodwaters abated.[3]

See also

• Mount Judi in southeast Anatolia, Turkey
• Mausoleum of Nuh or Noah
• The Sinjar Mountains in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq

References

1. "Ilandag, Azerbaijan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
2. Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası Bakı 2007 səh.17
3. Plunkett and Masters. Lonely Planet, p. 246.