The Ararat-related ark-search site in eastern Turkey is called the Durupınar site.
The formation is a boat-shaped geological feature near Doğubayazıt in Ağrı Province. It became widely known after aerial observations and later investigations in the twentieth century, and some visitors and researchers have proposed that it is Noah’s Ark. Geologists and other specialists have generally interpreted it as a natural formation rather than a preserved wooden vessel.
The site should not be confused with Mount Ararat itself, the prominent volcanic mountain traditionally associated with the ark’s resting place in some interpretations. Durupınar is a named location, while the biblical wording refers to the “mountains of Ararat.” The distinction matters because the formation’s modern name comes from surveyor İlhami Durupınar, not from the biblical text.