Süphan

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.

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Mount Süphan in 2005
Elevation4,058 metres (13,314 ft)
Prominence2,189 metres (7,182 ft)
ListingUltra
Location
LocationBitlis Province, Turkey
Geology
TypeStratovolcano
Age of rockHolocene
Last eruption8050 BC

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Panoramic view of the peak of Süphan