Mount Artos
Mount Artos (Turkish: Çadır Dağı, lit. 'Tent Mountain', Armenian: Արտոս, Kurdish: Çiyayê Artosê) is a mountain (dormant volcano) in Van Province in eastern Turkey.
| Mount Artos | |
|---|---|
The dormant volcano Mount Artos viewed from Akdamar Island in Lake Van | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3.550 m (11.65 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 38°14′46″N 43°06′24″E |
| Geography | |
Mount Artos Location in Turkey | |
| Location | Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey |
| Parent range | Taurus Mountains, Armenian Highlands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
It has a height of 3,515 meters above sea level
It is around 38 kilometers from Van and around 10 kilometers from Lake Van
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