Mount Erek
Mountain in eastern Turkey
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Mount Erek (Turkish: Erek Dağı, Armenian: Վարագա լեռ, Varaga leř, Kurdish: Çiyayê Erek) a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey.[1]
Elevation3.204 m (10.51 ft)
See Elevation section
See Elevation section
Native nameErek Dağı (Turkish)
| Mount Erek | |
|---|---|
 A view from Mount Erek (September 2017) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3.204 m (10.51 ft) See Elevation section |
| Coordinates | 38°27′14″N 43°29′42″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Erek Dağı (Turkish) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Erek Location in Turkey | |
| Location | Van, Turkey |
| Parent range | Armenian Highlands |
The prominent, now ruined, Armenian monastery of Varagavank ("monastery of Varag") is located at the foot of the mountain. The toponym Varag may have originated from a Middle Iranian of "crow" (waragh in modern Persian).[2]
