Süphan

mountain in Turkish Kurdistan

Mount Süphan (Armenian: Սիփան; Sipan,Turkish: Süphan Dağı, Kurdish: Sîpana Xelatê, and "Sipan" also "Ciyaye Sipan", which means "White/s, Aryan/s" in Kurdish), is a dormant stratovolcano in eastern Turkey, immediately north of Lake Van. It is the second highest volcano in Turkey.

Mount Süphan
Mount Süphan in 2005
Highest point
Elevation4,058 metres (13,314 ft)
Prominence2,189 metres (7,182 ft)
Isolation151.16 km (93.93 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates38°55′N 42°49′E / 38.92°N 42.82°E / 38.92; 42.82
Geography
LocationBitlis Province, Turkey
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption8050 BC

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Panoramic view of the peak of Süphan