Nemrut (volcano)

Turkey also has a mountain called Nemrut

Nemrut (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; Armenian: Սարակն, transliteration: Sarakn, meaning «Mountain spring»; Kurdish Çiyayê Nemrud'') is a  dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van, at .

The caldera of Nemrut volcano has an oval shape, its diameter is 27×18 km. The caldera of Nemrut is the largest in Turkey, the fourth-largest in Europe and the sixteenth-largest in the world. The caldera has three volcanic crater lakes, the largest of which is Lake Nemrut with a surface area of 2.36 km2

The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.

 Other websites 

 Photos from Nemrut 
 Nemrut - map 

Category:Calderas
Category:Volcanoes of Turkey
Category:VEI-6 volcanoes
Category:Mountains of Turkey