Mount Artos

Mount Artos is a mountain in Van Province in eastern Turkey.
It has a height of 3,550 meters above sea level[Image:Artos ve flamıngolar.jpg|right|thumb|Mount Artos and flamingos.]
It is around 38 kilometers from Van and around 10 kilometers from Lake Van.

Geography and Geology

Mount Artos rises to an elevation of 3,550 meters and is recognized as an extinct volcano. The mountain's foundation consists of crystalline schists from the Paleozoic era, approximately 570-225 million years old. Its geological composition includes schist and limestone, formed between the end of the Tertiary period and the Quaternary period around 2.5 million years ago. The mountain's formation was accompanied by the development of surrounding valleys.