Nemrut (volcano)

Turkey also has a mountain called Nemrut

Nemrut Dağı
Satellite view from 2001
Highest point
Elevation	2,948 metres (9,672 feet)
Prominence	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Coordinates	38°39′N 42°14′E / 38.65°N 42.23°E / 38.65; 42.23
Geography
Location	Turkey
Geology
Mountain type	Caldera Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1692

Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Armenian: Սարակն, transliteration: Sarakn, meaning «Mountain spring»; Kurdish Çiyayê Nemrud) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van, at 38°37′10″N 42°14′28″E / 38.61944°N 42.24111°E / 38.61944; 42.24111.

The caldera of Nemrut volcano has an oval shape, its diameter is 27×18 km. The caldera of Nemrut is the largest in Turkey, the fourth-largest in Europe and the sixteenth-largest in the world. The caldera has three volcanic crater lakes, the largest of which is Lake Nemrut with a surface area of 2.36 km²

The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nemrut Volcano.

• Photos from Nemrut Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Nemrut - map Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine