| Tskhouk-Karckar | |
|---|---|
| Qarqar | |
  Tskhouk-Karckar Location on Armenia–Azerbaijan border Show map of Caucasus Mountains Tskhouk-Karckar Tskhouk-Karckar (Armenia) Show map of Armenia Tskhouk-Karckar Tskhouk-Karckar (Azerbaijan) Show map of Azerbaijan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,139 m (10,299 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 39°44′31″N45°59′31″E / 39.742°N 45.992°E /39.742; 45.992[1] |
| Geography | |
| Countries | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Pyroclastic cones |
| Volcanic zone | Siunik volcanic ridge[2] |
| Last eruption | 3000 BCE ± 300 years[3] |
Tskhouk-Karckar orQarqar is a group ofpyroclastic cones which is located in the central part of theSiunik volcanic ridge at the border ofArmenia andAzerbaijan 60 km (37 mi) SE of Lake Sevan. The volcanoes lie on the northwest side of Tskhouk volcano and are constructed on a volcanic basement orrhyolites,basaltic andesites anddacites. The volcanoes erupted voluminous and long lava flows, grouped in three age-based stages of varying age and conservation. Petroglyphs have been found buried under the most recent stages and broken by earthquake activity, suggesting activity between the 4th–early 3rd millennium BC and 4720 ± 140 years BP, a date established byC14 analysis on graves inside the lava flows. There is evidence indicating that the last stage of activity resulted in abandonment of the area by humans, only resuming during the Middle Ages.[2]
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