Which mountain range is traditionally associated with the resting place of Noah’s Ark in Genesis?

Genesis associates Noah’s Ark with the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 8:4 says that the Ark came to rest on the “mountains of Ararat” after the Flood waters receded. The wording refers to a region or mountain area rather than naming a single peak. Ararat was associated with the ancient kingdom of Urartu, located in the region around eastern Anatolia and the South Caucasus.

Mount Ararat, the prominent volcanic mountain in modern eastern Turkey, later became the most famous proposed location. However, Genesis itself does not explicitly say that the Ark landed on the summit or slopes of that particular mountain.

Numerous expeditions and alleged discoveries have claimed to find Ark remains, especially around Mount Ararat, but no claim has achieved broad scholarly acceptance. The biblical wording, later traditions, changing geography, and uncertain archaeological evidence all contribute to the continuing debate over the location.