Mount Ararat is Armenian and belongs to Armenia, there is not doubt about it.
Why am I raising this issue now? First because i always wanted to do this, second because of something i saw online few days ago, pushed me to write this post.

I will not go into the details of the Armenian-Turkish historical conflict, because most of you, are aware of it and for those who are not, Google can tell you a lot about it.
I was raised in an Armenian family, where i do remember from day 1 about that Mount Ararat is a symbol for all Armenians that marks the pride of the land of our ancestors.

But seeing online that people are visiting and climbing it then having a certificate saying that they have successfully reached the summit of Mount Ararat at 5137 meters, the highest mountain of Turkey, this is really a shame for Turkey who violated and is still violating Armenian lands for centuries now.

I am not sure what I can do on the personal level about it, therefore all comments and ideas are welcomed.

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