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Mount Ararat

Modern name
Mount Ararat
Modern country
Turkey
Mount Ararat, which is located in the Armenian Mountains (Taurus), is traditionally understood as the place where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Great Flood. Most of the references to it in La sfera simply refer to it as Arca or Arca Noe, although Ararad also appears.
Coordinates
39.7, 44.3
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M018

Variant spellings of Mount Ararat in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[A]rcha denoe Tre
Ararad Con3
arca [dinoe] Laur3
ARCA DI NOE Ricc17
arca di noe Cs1
arca dinoe Fn9, MB
Arca dinoe Wie1
ARCA DINOE NYPL2
ArcA dinoe Ricc9
Arca noe Clas2, Fo, To2
arca noe He2, Magl2, NB, Ricc8
ARCA NOE BL02
arcad(i)noe Spe
arcadi noe Marc1
Archa Pad1
Archa de noe Ashb6
archa denoe Bos
archa di noe He3, ME2, Par1, Ricc15
Archa di Noe Med1
Archa di noe Yale4
archa dino[...] Pnc5
archa dinoe Bal, Pal8, Parm2
Archa dinoe Cap1, Luc2
ARCHA dinoe Fn8
archa noe Ashb4
Archa Noe He1
Archa noe Con1
archadinoe Marc2
ARHA NOE Ricc1
Atranoe Chig1
Monte erminio Par4
orafa dinoe Laur5
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Mount Ararat.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 11, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/mount-armenia/.