List of volcanoes in Turkey

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This is a list of dormant and extinct volcanoes in Turkey.

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NameElevationLocationLast eruption
metersfeet Coordinates
Acıgöl-Nevşehir 16895541 38°34′N34°31′E / 38.57°N 34.52°E / 38.57; 34.52 (Acıgöl-Nevşehir) Holocene
Akyarlar 172564 36°59′N27°19′E / 36.98°N 27.31°E / 36.98; 27.31 (Akyarlar) Unknown
Mount Ararat 513716,854 39°42′N44°17′E / 39.70°N 44.28°E / 39.70; 44.28 (Mount Ararat) 1840
Erciyes Dağı 391612,848 38°31′N35°23′E / 38.52°N 35.38°E / 38.52; 35.38 (Erciyes Dağı) 253 BC
Girekol 23237621 39°04′N43°15′E / 39.06°N 43.25°E / 39.06; 43.25 (Girekol) Holocene
Göllü Dağ 21437031 38°15′N34°34′E / 38.25°N 34.57°E / 38.25; 34.57 (Göllü Dağ) Holocene
Hasan Dağı 325310,672 38°08′N34°10′E / 38.13°N 34.17°E / 38.13; 34.17 (Hasan Dağı) 6200 BC
Karaca Dağ 19576421 37°40′N39°50′E / 37.67°N 39.83°E / 37.67; 39.83 (Karaca Dağ) -
Karadağ 22717450 37°15′N33°05′E / 37.25°N 33.08°E / 37.25; 33.08 (Karadağ) -
Karapınar Field 13024272 37°40′N33°39′E / 37.67°N 33.65°E / 37.67; 33.65 (Karapınar Field) 6200 BC
Kars Plateau 30009842 40°45′N42°54′E / 40.75°N 42.90°E / 40.75; 42.90 (Kars Plateau) Unknown
Kula (volcano) 7502461 38°35′N28°31′E / 38.58°N 28.52°E / 38.58; 28.52 (Kula) Holocene
Nemrut Dağı 29489672 38°39′N42°14′E / 38.65°N 42.23°E / 38.65; 42.23 (Nemrut Dağı) 1692
Süphan Dağı 415813,642 38°55′N42°49′E / 38.92°N 42.82°E / 38.92; 42.82 (Süphan Dağı) Holocene
Tendürek Dağı 358411,758 39°20′N43°50′E / 39.33°N 43.83°E / 39.33; 43.83 (Tendürek Dağı) 1855

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Hasan</span> Volcano in Turkey

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Süphan</span> Volcano in Turkey

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kula (volcano)</span> Volcanic field in Turkey

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Göllü Dağ</span>

Göllü is a lava dome located in central Turkey. The volcano has produced rhyolite, dacite and basalt. The lavas have been dated at 1.33 to 0.84 million years by fission track dating of obsidian. The dome lies above the Tertiary Derinkuyu caldera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Tendürek</span> Shield volcano in eastern Turkey

Tendürek is a shield volcano in eastern Turkey. It is situated on the border of Ağrı and Van provinces, near the border with Iran. It is mostly known for being near the believed wreck of Noah's Ark. It is a very large volcano, with its lava flows covering an area of roughly 650 km2 (251 sq mi) across a flat swath of land. It has 2 main features, Greater Tendürek, the main summit crater, and Lesser Tendürek, the smaller crater to the east of the main crater. Its slopes are very gentle and look like a shield, after which the type is named. It is known to have erupted very viscous lava like volcanoes on the island of Hawaii. The volcano is part of a volcanic group surrounding Lake Van which includes the Nemrut Caldera and Mount Ararat. This group of volcanoes formed as a result of continental collision that began roughly 6 million years ago and continued for the next few million years. The first volcanicity in Tendürek started roughly 250,000 years ago and it still is currently active. The latest eruption was in 1855, which is also the latest eruption in Turkey. The eruption was a gas and ash eruption from the summit crater. Since then the volcano has mostly been geothermally active, with some steam and gases being emitted from the summits. However, since 1993, the magma chamber of the volcano has been subsiding, meaning the volcano is entering a dormancy phase.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acıgöl–Nevşehir</span>

Acıgöl–Nevşehir is a volcano in Turkey with an elevation of 1,689 metres (5,541 ft).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lake Nemrut</span> Freshwater crater lake in Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Karadağ</span> Mountain in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Erciyes</span> Volcano in Turkey

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