Ararat¶

Mount Ararat (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Armenian: Masis) is the highest peak in Turkey at 5,137 meters (16,854 feet) and holds a central place in both biblical tradition and Zecharia Sitchin's Anunnaki narrative.

In the Biblical Account¶

In Genesis 8:4, the ark of Noah comes to rest "upon the mountains of Ararat" after the Great Flood. This has traditionally been interpreted as Mount Ararat itself, though the phrase "mountains of Urartu" (Ararat) refers to the broader region of ancient Armenia.

Sitchin's Interpretation¶

Sitchin went beyond this biblical reading and identified Mount Ararat as a crucial navigation landmark in the Anunnaki spaceport system:

Landing Beacon — The mountain's distinctive double peak (Greater and Little Ararat) served as a natural landmark for Anunnaki spacecraft approaching the Sinai spaceport
Post-Flood Landing Site — After the Great Flood (~13,000 BCE), the ark of the Anunnaki (not Noah's ark, but the spacecraft carrying the chief gods) landed on Ararat
The Landing Corridor — Ararat formed one anchor point of a landing corridor that included Jerusalem and terminated at the spaceport in Sinai

The Ararat Anomaly¶

Sitchin was aware of the persistent claims of a "Noah's Ark" structure on the slopes of Ararat (the "Ararat Anomaly" — a boat-shaped formation visible in aerial photographs). He treated these claims with cautious interest, suggesting that if the ark were found, it would confirm the historicity of the flood narrative and, by extension, the broader Anunnaki account.

The Landing Path¶

Sitchin proposed that the Anunnaki landing corridor was defined by:

Landmark	Role
Ararat	Northern anchor / first approach point
Jerusalem	The "Mount of the Crossing" — guidance waypoint
Baalbek	Launch platform / secondary guidance
Giza	Primary navigation beacon (Great Pyramid)
Sinai	Main spaceport / landing strip

Sources¶

Sitchin, Z. (1980). The Stairway to Heaven. Chapter 5.
Sitchin, Z. (1985). The Wars of Gods and Men.
Sitchin, Z. (1976). The 12^th Planet.