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Aragats, Mount

Aragats, Mount (ărəgătsˈ, Rus. ərəgätsˈ) [key] or Mount Alagez ələgyôsˈ, extinct volcano, 13,435 ft (4,095 m) high, N Armenia, in the Lesser Caucasus. It is the highest peak in Armenia.

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