Mount Aragats has four distinctive peaks that rise above Armenia’s flat plain. The very top of the mountain is the highest point of the country and the lower Caucasus. Its...
Mount Aragats has four distinctive peaks that rise above Armenia’s flat plain. The very top of the mountain is the highest point of the country and the lower Caucasus. Its glaciers are key to the area’s hydrology. Smith summited and circumnavigated Aragats, exploring communities and landscapes rich in religious and scientific iconography. He shows the long history of a location intrinsically linked to both local ecology and faith.