Which mountain range is named in Genesis as the resting place of Noah’s Ark?

Genesis names the mountains of Ararat as the place where Noah’s Ark came to rest.

Genesis 8:4 says the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat on the seventeenth day of the seventh month. The wording refers to a mountainous region rather than explicitly identifying one modern peak. Ararat is associated with the ancient kingdom or land of Urartu, generally located around parts of present-day eastern Turkey, Armenia, and nearby areas.

A common mix-up is to answer Mount Ararat, the prominent volcanic peak in modern Turkey. That mountain is strongly linked with later tradition and exploration, but the biblical wording is plural: “mountains of Ararat.” No generally accepted archaeological discovery has verified the ark’s survival, and proposed expeditions have not established a consensus find.