What was the traditional landing place of Noah's Ark in later interpretations?

Mount Ararat is the traditional landing place associated with Noah’s Ark in later interpretations.

Genesis does not say that the ark rested on one named peak called Mount Ararat. Instead, it says the ark came to rest on the “mountains of Ararat,” a regional description linked to the ancient kingdom of Urartu. Over time, tradition increasingly connected the story with Mount Ararat, the prominent volcanic mountain in modern eastern Turkey.

This distinction matters because the biblical wording refers to a mountainous region rather than necessarily identifying the modern summit. Mount Ararat’s association with the ark became especially influential in medieval and modern storytelling, art, travel writing, and expeditions.

Numerous claims have been made about finding ark remains on or near the mountain, but no discovery has been scientifically accepted as the Ark of Genesis. The traditional location and the precise wording of the ancient text should therefore not be treated as identical claims.