Which mountain region does Genesis name after Noah's Ark came to rest?

Genesis says Noah's Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The wording refers to a mountainous region rather than naming one clearly identified peak called Mount Ararat.

“Ararat” is associated with the ancient kingdom of Urartu, a region linked to areas around modern eastern Turkey, Armenia, and nearby territories. Over time, traditions and popular accounts increasingly connected the ark with the specific volcanic mountain now commonly called Mount Ararat.

That distinction matters: Genesis uses the plural “mountains” and does not say “Mount Ararat.” Later searches, expeditions, and claims about ark remains often focus on Mount Ararat or other sites, but those claims do not alter the wording of the biblical location.