Armenian Highlands
Caucasus-adjacent mountain region
The Armenian Highlands, also called the Armenian Plateau, is a mountainous region in western Asia centered on eastern Turkey and Armenia, extending into parts of Iran, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
This elevated landmass averages about 1,500 to 2,000 meters above sea level and contains the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Mount Ararat, the region's highest peak and legendary resting place of Noah's Ark, rises within its boundaries.
The area has been inhabited by Armenians for millennia and is considered the historical Armenian homeland.
- ancient kingdomsHistorical sovereign territories
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
- Tigris RiverMajor Iraqi waterway
- Euphrates RiverMajor Iraqi watercourse
cradle of civilization · Kurds · valleys · plateaus · Mount Ararat · snow-capped peaks · Silk Road · Assyrians · headwaters · volcanic formations · ancient trade routes · alpine meadows · wild herbs · Azerbaijan · archaeological sites · obsidian · tectonic activity · medieval monasteries
- Armenian HistoryArmenians, Etchmiadzin, Yerevan, Mount Ararat, Ararat
- Asian PlateausTibetan Plateau, Loess Plateau, Chota Nagpur Plateau
- highlandsupland, Grampians, hill country, ben, altiplano
- Armenian HighlandsMount Ararat, volcanic peaks, volcanic formations, alpine meadows
- Armenian Mapspolitical maps, regional maps, migration routes, border changes
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
Armenian Highlandscoastal lowlands
Low terrain near shore
lowlands · plains · flatlands · Nile Delta · coastal plains