Gegham Mountains
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The Gegham Mountains are a volcanic mountain range in central Armenia known for their high plateaus, extinct volcanoes, and numerous petroglyphs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gegham Mountains canonical | 3 |
| Sevan Mountain Range | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ |
| climate | continental ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Armenia ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Kura–Aras basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aras River basin
Lake Sevan ⓘ |
| elevation | 3597 m ⓘ |
| fauna |
Armenian mouflon
ⓘ
various raptors ⓘ |
| flora |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
subalpine grasslands ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
petroglyph fields
ⓘ
rock carvings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater lakes
ⓘ
extinct volcanoes ⓘ high plateaus ⓘ lava domes ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ volcanic cones ⓘ |
| hasPeak |
Zahhak
ⓘ
surface form:
Azhdahak
Seghanasar ⓘ Spitakasar ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
Zahhak
ⓘ
surface form:
Azhdahak
|
| lastEruptionPeriod | Holocene ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Armenia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Sevan
ⓘ
Mount Ararat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armenian Highlands
ⓘ
Lesser Caucasus ⓘ |
| petroglyphMotifs |
animals
ⓘ
astral symbols ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ |
| petroglyphPeriod | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| region |
Ararat Province
ⓘ
Gegharkunik Province ⓘ Kotayk Province ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ trachyandesite ⓘ |
| separates |
Ararat plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ararat Plain
Lake Sevan basin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ summer pastures ⓘ |
| volcanicType | basaltic-andesitic ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sevan Mountain Range