"The Meaning of the Mount Agri (Ararat) in the Armenian Issue
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Friday , 09 June 2006
View: By Dr. Sedat Laciner
Mount Ağri (Ararat) is like 'the Ergenekon', or 'the Gokturk Scriptures of the Armenians'. The Armenians believe that they are the descendants of the Noah’s children. According to an ancient Armenian belief, the Deluge was not only a tragic catastrophe for the Armenians, but also a great punishment and a test which came from the God. There are similar approaches in other Christian sects as well. But there are only a few who identify themselves with the Mount Ağri, or Ararat as they call it, as much as the Armenians do. First of all, the geographical proximity led to emotional proximity. This devotion may be, regardless of religion, due to the genetic transmission of the tradition of worshipping to the mountain. "
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