{{Short description|Mountain in Van, Turkey}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Artos | image = Çadır Dağı seen from the island of Akdamar in lake Van.jpg | image_caption = The dormant volcano Mount Artos viewed from Akdamar Island in Lake Van | elevation_m = 3,550 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1,013 | prominence_ref = | map = Turkey | map_caption = Location in Turkey | label_position = left | listing = Ultra | location =Gevaş, Van Province, Turkey | range = Taurus Mountains, Armenian Highlands | coordinates = {{coord|38.2462|43.1066|type:mountain_region:TR|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | last_eruption = | easiest_route = }} '''Mount Artos''' ({{langx|tr|Çadır Dağı|lit=Tent Mountain}}, {{langx|hy|Արտոս|Artos}}, {{langx|ku|Çiyayê Artosê}}) is a mountain (dormant volcano) in Van Province in eastern Turkey.<ref>[https://www.iarmenia.org/armenian-boy-names-1/ Armenian Boy Names (Part 1)] Oct 28, 2017.</ref> It has a height of 3,550 meters above sea level<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=34075 Mount Artos, Turkey].</ref>right|thumb|Mount Artos and flamingos. It is around 38 kilometers from Van and around 10 kilometers from Lake Van.
==Geography and Geology== Mount Artos rises to an elevation of 3,550 meters (11,647 feet) and is recognized as an extinct volcano. The mountain's foundation consists of crystalline schists from the Paleozoic era, approximately 570-225 million years old. Its geological composition includes schist and limestone, formed between the end of the Tertiary period and the Quaternary period around 2.5 million years ago. The mountain's formation was accompanied by the development of surrounding valleys.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Artos - Extreme Türkiye |url= https://www.extremetur.com/mount-artos/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=extremetur.com }}</ref>
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