Aragats

[ ar-uh-gats; Russian uh-ruh-gahts ]

noun

1. Mount Aragats, an extinct volcano in NW Armenia. 13,435 feet (4,095 meters).

Aragats

/ ˌaraˈɡats /

noun

1. Mount Aragats
   a volcanic mountain in NW Armenia. Height: 4090 m (13 419 ft) Turkish nameAlagez

Example Sentences

“I will resign in April — not to leave power, but to hold early parliamentary elections. I will continue to act as prime minister” as head of the Cabinet, Pashinyan said Sunday in a meeting with residents of the village of Aragats.

From Seattle Times

In its Soviet heyday, the Aragats Cosmic Ray Research Station in Armenia hosted up to 100 scientists who probed the high-energy particles that come from space.

From Nature

On Mount Aragats, that hero is Artash Petrosyan, 70, who has been cooking at the station for 32 years.

From New York Times

On the windy flanks of Mount Aragats, a biblical-sounding massif in Armenia, an old man — a cook — shuffles through a sprawling array of oddly shaped, empty buildings.

From New York Times

Mountaintop aeries like the Aragats Cosmic Ray Research Station receded in the quest for ultimate knowledge.

From New York Times