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““And the ark rested in the seventh And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of the month, upon the mountains of

ARARAT”ARARAT”Genesis 8:4Genesis 8:4

Varoujan Davoud AmirkhanianVaroujan Davoud Amirkhanian

Aug. 10, 2010Aug. 10, 2010

A Personal Quest for the Search of Noah’s Ark(Noyan Tapan)

Mount AraratMount Ararat

Armenian: : ՄասիսՄասիս, , ԱրարատԱրարատTurkish: : Ağrı DağıAğrı Dağı

Kurdish: Çiyayê Agirî: Çiyayê Agirî

Persian: : آرارات آرارات کوه (Kuh-e Ararat)(Kuh-e Ararat) کوه

Greater AraratGreater Ararat (the tallest peak in Turkey, and the entire (the tallest peak in Turkey, and the entire Armenian plateau with an with an elevation of 5,137 m/16,854 ft) of 5,137 m/16,854 ft)

Lesser AraratLesser Ararat (with an elevation of 3,896 m/12,782 ft) (with an elevation of 3,896 m/12,782 ft)

Ararat LocationArarat Location

Mount Ararat is located in the Mount Ararat is located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey of Turkey between between Doğubayazıt and and Iğdır, near the border with , near the border with Iran and and

Armenia, between the Aras and Murat Rivers., between the Aras and Murat Rivers. Its summit is Its summit is located some 16 km (10 mi) west of the located some 16 km (10 mi) west of the Iranian and 32 km (20 mi) and 32 km (20 mi)

south of the south of the Armenian border. The border. The Nakhchivan exclave of of Azerbaijan is also in close proximity to the mountain. The is also in close proximity to the mountain. The

Ararat plain runs along its northwest to western side runs along its northwest to western side

GeologyGeology

Ararat is a Ararat is a stratovolcano, formed of lava flows and pyroclastic , formed of lava flows and pyroclastic ejecta, with no ejecta, with no volcanic crater. Above the height of 4,200 m . Above the height of 4,200 m

(13,780 ft), the mountain mostly consists of (13,780 ft), the mountain mostly consists of igneous rocks covered covered by an by an ice cap


View of Ararat from Iğdır, Turkey

View of Ararat from Khor Virap, Armenia


View of Ararat from Khor Virap, Armenia

Armenian History & The ArkArmenian History & The Ark

Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Մեսրոբ ; 361Մաշտոց - 440) was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist.

He is best known for having invented the Armenian alphabet,

Armenian History & The ArkArmenian History & The Ark

The Battle of Avarayr by Grigor Khanjian. Yeghishe Vardapet (Եղիշե, 410 – 475 AD; was a prominent

Armenian historian. History of Vardan and the Armenian War

Coat-of-arms-of-ArmeniaCoat-of-arms-of-Armenia

Noah and his family descending Mt. AraratNoah and his family descending Mt. Ararat

Nakhichevan

1,700 years 1,700 years of Christianity in Armeniaof Christianity in Armenia

Ararat & Noah’s ArkArarat & Noah’s Ark

Armenia Trip of NAMI July, 2010Armenia Trip of NAMI July, 2010

Armenia trip -Armenia trip - Echmiadzin Cathedral Echmiadzin Cathedral

Deacon Aghvan Gasparyan explaining about the Noah’s Ark relic


Noah’s Fire Worship & Animal Sacrifice Alter under the foundation of the Echmiadzin

Prof. Ashot Melkonyan Director of Institute of History Prof. Ashot Melkonyan Director of Institute of History National Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaNational Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Dr. Pavel Avetisyan Director of Dr. Pavel Avetisyan Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnographythe Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography

RA National Academy of Sciences RA National Academy of Sciences

Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Pavel Avetisyan and Professor of the California University Grigor Arshyan today presented a 5,500-year-old shoe recently found in Armenia during an excavation jointly conducted by Armenian, Irish and American archeologists

Professor Dr. Hayk Avetisyan Professor Dr. Hayk Avetisyan Head of Department of Archeology,Head of Department of Archeology,

Yerevan State University Yerevan State University

Dr. Pavel Avetisyan, Bishop Anoushavan &Dr. Pavel Avetisyan, Bishop Anoushavan & Professor Hayk Avetisyan meeting with the NAMI Professor Hayk Avetisyan meeting with the NAMI

team at the Armenian Churchteam at the Armenian Church

Dr. Arcady Karakhanian; Institute of Geological Sciences, Dr. Arcady Karakhanian; Institute of Geological Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaNational Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Samvel Karapetian; Prominent Armenian Samvel Karapetian; Prominent Armenian Historian Research on Armenian Historian Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) Organization Architecture (RAA) Organization

Samvel Karapetian is an Armenian historian, researcher, author and architecture expert specializing in the study of the historical monuments of Karabakh and other regions in Armenia and elsewhere. He has surveyed thousands of Armenian sites during the course of more than two decades. He is currently head of the Yerevan branch of the NGO Research on Armenian Architecture.

Armenia Trip of NAMI July, 2010 Armenia Trip of NAMI July, 2010 (Khor Virap, Garni, Geghart & Hayk Nahapet)(Khor Virap, Garni, Geghart & Hayk Nahapet)

Vernisaj in YerevanVernisaj in Yerevan

Armenian History & NoahArmenian History & Noah

Hayk, Haig (Armenian: Հայկ, also transliterated as Haik) is the legendary

patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation.

Moses of Khoren or Movses Khorenatsi (Armenian: Մովսես Խորենացի):

Hayk was a handsome, friendly man, with curly hair, sparkling eyes, and strong arms. He was a man of giant stature, a mighty archer and fearless warrior. Hayk and his people, from the time of their forefathers Noah and Japheth, had migrated south toward the warmer lands near Babylon. In that land there ruled a wicked giant, Bel. Bel tried to impose his tyranny upon Hayk’s people. But proud Hayk refused to submit to Bel. As soon as his son Aramaneak was born, Hayk rose up, and led his people back to the land of his forefathers, the land of Ararat. At the foot of the mountains, he built his home, Haykashen.

Armenian OriginsArmenian Origins

Hayk, Haig (Armenian: )Հայկthe legendary patriarch of the Armenians And a great-great-grandson of Noah

Bible / Genesis 10 1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras 3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah (Torgom)

Genealogy: Hayk, Haig (grandson of Tiras), Armenak (or Aram), Aramais, Amassia, Gegham, Harma, Aram Moses of Khoren gives Hayk's genealogy as: Japhet, Gomer, Tiras, Torgom, and his descendants as Armaneak, Aramais, Amasya, Kegham, Harma, Aram, Ara Geghetsik.[6] Hayk was also the founder of the Haykazuni dynasty

The Date of Noah’s FloodThe Date of Noah’s FloodFirst published: Creation 4(1):10–13, March 1981, by Dr J. Osgood

Christ was born approximately 2010 years ago Solomon laid the foundation of the Temple (1 Kings 6:1): 967 BC The first verse of Kings chapter 6 is also useful in that it tells us there was a time span of 480 years from the time Israel left Egypt (the Exodus) until Solomon began to build the Temple The Exodus occurred therefore roughly 2010 + 967 + 480 = 3,457 years ago According to Acts 7:4 and Genesis 12:1-4, Abraham was 75 years old when God gave him the promise and in the same year his father Terah was 205 years old and Abraham was born when Terah was 130 years of age (Gen.11:26-33) The statements of genealogy in Genesis 11:10-26, are father-son statements and link Abraham to Noah’s son, Shem If we add up the figures mentioned between Shem’s 100th year (Gen. 11:10) and Abraham (Gen. 11:26) we get 350 years. Since 9 names are mentioned it is 350 years +/- 9 (9 margins of error of up to 1 year each) Genesis 11:10 tells us that Shem was 100 years old, 2 years after the Flood had finished. When was Noah’s Flood? 2010 years to AD 0 plus 967 years to the founding of Solomon’s Temple plus 480 years to the end of the Exodus plus 430 years to the promise to Abraham plus 75 years to Abraham’s birth plus 350 years to Shem’s 100th birthday plus 2 years to the Flood. The Biblical data places the Flood at: ~ 4,314 (2,304 BC)

Ararat Climb 2008Ararat Climb 2008

Noah’s Ark Search 2009Noah’s Ark Search 2009

Davut CimrinMt. AraratExpert Climber

Noah’s Ark Search 2009Noah’s Ark Search 2009

Gerrit Aalten the well known Ark Researcher & Historian (1996)

Davut CimrinExpert Climber

New Evidence Emerges in the New Evidence Emerges in the Search for Noah’s ArkSearch for Noah’s Ark

Ancient Wood Structure Ancient Wood Structure Discovered on Mount AraratDiscovered on Mount Ararat

Press-Conference @ Hong Kong & BeijingPress-Conference @ Hong Kong & Beijing

April 25 & 28, 2010April 25 & 28, 2010

Chinese and Turkish explorers who found wooden structure on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey believe

is none other than Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark found on Noah’s Ark found on Mount Ararat?Mount Ararat?

On April 25th, the team from Noah’s Ark Ministries International (NAMI) that explored Mount Ararat announced at a press conference in Hong Kong that the wood specimens they had retrieved last year from the “large wooden structure” they discovered more than 4,000 meters above sea level were found to be 4,800 years in age – a figure that would correspond with the time of Noah, based upon a literal reading of the Bible.


Backed by Turkish government officials and his group’s own set of experts, NAMI representative Man-fai Yuen said, “We believe that the wooden structure we entered is the same structure recorded in historical accounts and the same ancient boat indicated by the locals.” Dr Oktay Belli, an archaeologist at Istanbul University: “The search team has made the greatest discovery in history.


This finding is very important and the greatest up to now.” According to Belli, there has never been human settlement above 3,500 meters on Mount Ararat, which has long been considered the location of where Noah’s Ark settled following the receding of the flood recorded in the Bible. In Genesis 8, it is recorded that “the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat”.

“Mount Ararat is a holy place and has rich historical accounts about Noah’s Ark on the mountain,” said Belli on Sunday April 25, 2010. “Many people have searched the mountain for the holy Ark.

Hong Kong Press-ConferenceHong Kong Press-Conference

Hong Kong Press-ConferenceHong Kong Press-ConferenceMr. Gerrit Aalten, renowned Dutch Ark researcher said, “The significance of this find is that for the first time in history the discovery of Noah’s Ark is well documented and revealed to the worldwide community.”

Just a few of the many details that are matching this find: “The Ark found above the 4000 meters level”“The Ark is slightly tilted”“The Ark has reddish/brown wood appearance”“The Ark is decayed and broken and has a hole” through which one can enter”“The Ark is partly embedded in the ice and rock debris”“The Ark is very solid and of high quality” “The Ark is very dark, long and rectangular”

In conclusion, Mr. Aalten said , “there’s a tremendous amount of solid evidence that the structure found on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey, is the legendary Ark of Noah.”

Noah’s Ark Ministries Noah’s Ark Ministries International & the TeamInternational & the Team

Ahmet Ertugrul (Parasut), the search team leader, was the first to get information on the location and then started the search

Ark Researcher: Clara Wei

Mountain Guide: Mehmet Ceven (left)NAMI Team (right)

Hong Kong Press-ConferenceHong Kong Press-Conference

Governor of Agri With HK Headline

News

Beijing Press-Conference Beijing Press-Conference April 28, 2010April 28, 2010

Beijing (NAMI Team) tripBeijing (NAMI Team) trip

NAMI Team Ararat Expedition?NAMI Team Ararat Expedition?

Noah`s Ark found on Mount Ararat?Noah`s Ark found on Mount Ararat?

Tenon construction was found in the structure witnessed by Panda Lee


Panda Lee said, “In October 2008, I climbed the mountain with the Turkish team. At an elevation of more than 4,000 meters, I saw a structure built with plank-like timber. Each plank was about 8 inches wide. I could see tenons, proof of ancient

construction predating the use of metal nails. We walked about 100 meters to another site. I could see broken wood fragments embedded in a glacier, and some

20 meters long.

Noah’s Ark found on Mount Ararat?Noah’s Ark found on Mount Ararat?

The team has not entered this space. They viewed and took shots from a small opening above. The height and width are estimated to be 5 meters and

12 meters respectively


This room is box-shaped, having a dimension of height, width and length of more than two meters. There is a wooden beam with wooden nails on one side of thewall. It is believed that a rope washooked on these nails to keep animals in place. On another sideof the wall, there are racks


A few wooden staircases were found inside the structure, which seemingly craved by tree logs. Our team climbed one and found a door in the ceiling and concluded the wood structure has more than one floor. We tried to open it but failed. Since we did not want to destroy the structure, we will try again with appropriate equipment in the future


Seven spaces revealed


Specimens from the Ark for Scientific Analysis

Wood specimens were dated as 4,800 years old

MA WAN Park in Hong KongMA WAN Park in Hong KongNoah’s Ark 1:1 ScaleNoah’s Ark 1:1 Scale

The Great Flood The Great Flood and Noah’s Arkand Noah’s Arkas described in as described in

BibleBibleGenesis 6, 7 & 8Genesis 6, 7 & 8

Wickedness of ManWickedness of Man(Gen. 6:5-8)(Gen. 6:5-8)

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earthwas great in the earth

And that every intent of the thoughts of his And that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continuallyheart was only evil continually

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LordLord

The ArkThe Ark

Make yourself an ark of gopherwoodMake yourself an ark of gopherwood Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside

and outside with pitchand outside with pitch Make the ark 300 L X 50 W X 30 H CubitsMake the ark 300 L X 50 W X 30 H Cubits Cubits = 20’’ (0.5 m elbow to fingertip)Cubits = 20’’ (0.5 m elbow to fingertip) The Ark ~ 150 X 25 X15 metersThe Ark ~ 150 X 25 X15 meters

Biblical specs of the ArkBiblical specs of the Ark

God’s patienceGod’s patience(Gen 6:3 & 1 Pet. 3:20)(Gen 6:3 & 1 Pet. 3:20)

My Spirit shall not strive with man foreverMy Spirit shall not strive with man forever For he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall For he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall

be 120 yearsbe 120 years It took Noah about 120 years to build the It took Noah about 120 years to build the

arkark ……God waited patiently in the days of Noah God waited patiently in the days of Noah

while the ark was being built while the ark was being built

ElectionElection(Gen. 6:17-18)(Gen. 6:17-18)

I am about to cover the earth with a flood that I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breatheswill destroy every living thing that breathes

Everything on earth will die Everything on earth will die But I will confirm my covenant with youBut I will confirm my covenant with you So enter the ark—you and your wife and your So enter the ark—you and your wife and your

sons and their wives (total 8 people)sons and their wives (total 8 people) Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and

a female—into the ark with you to keep them a female—into the ark with you to keep them alive during the flood alive during the flood

SeparationSeparation(Gen. 7:16 & John 10:9)(Gen. 7:16 & John 10:9)

A male and female of each kind entered, A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noahjust as God had commanded Noah

Then the Lord closed the door behind Then the Lord closed the door behind them them

Judgment / The FloodJudgment / The Flood(Gen. 7:10-13)(Gen. 7:10-13)

After seven days, the waters of the flood After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth. came and covered the earth.

……on the seventeenth day of the second on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the skytorrents from the sky

The rain continued to fall for forty days and The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nightsforty nights

That very day Noah had gone into the ark That very day Noah had gone into the ark

PurificationPurification(Gen. 7:17-24)(Gen. 7:17-24)

For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the ark high covering the ground and lifting the ark high above the earthabove the earth

……The water covered even the highest The water covered even the highest mountains on the earthmountains on the earth

……All the living things on earth died—God wiped All the living things on earth died—God wiped out every living thing on the earthout every living thing on the earth

The only people who survived were Noah and The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the arkthose with him in the ark

And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days days

SalvationSalvation(Gen. 8 & 4)(Gen. 8 & 4)

… …At the end of the hundred and fifty days At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreasedthe waters decreased

Then the ark rested in the seventh month, Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of ARARAT mountains of ARARAT

Salvation through ChristSalvation through Christ(Matthew 24:36-39 & John 10:9)(Matthew 24:36-39 & John 10:9)

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father onlythe angels of heaven, but My Father only

But as the days of But as the days of NoahNoah were,were, so also will the so also will the coming of the Son of Man becoming of the Son of Man be

For as in the days before For as in the days before the floodthe flood, they were , they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that marriage, until the day that Noah entered the Noah entered the arkark, and did not know until , and did not know until the flood the flood came and came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man beSon of Man be

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture saved, and will go in and out and find pasture

Formation of a New OrganizationFormation of a New Organization

Next Steps: Dr. Edward Kudaverdian and Varoujan Amirkhanian have formed a new Company / Foundation Next Steps: Dr. Edward Kudaverdian and Varoujan Amirkhanian have formed a new Company / Foundation

with certain Goals and Objectives:with certain Goals and Objectives: Raising awareness and knowledge about Noah’s ARK and the History through educational seminars and Raising awareness and knowledge about Noah’s ARK and the History through educational seminars and

workshops. Design and build a bigger center that allows workshops. Design and build a bigger center that allows Ararat717Ararat717 (Ark Family center, Inc.) to have (Ark Family center, Inc.) to have seminars and workshops, to be able to hold different big events, including Noah’s ARK Museum in the seminars and workshops, to be able to hold different big events, including Noah’s ARK Museum in the structure. structure.

Plan future Expedition climbs in Ararat, Turkey for further research activity of the Noah’s Ark discovery, in Plan future Expedition climbs in Ararat, Turkey for further research activity of the Noah’s Ark discovery, in cooperation with NAMI (Noah’s Ark Ministries International) cooperation with NAMI (Noah’s Ark Ministries International)

Creating rapid awareness through news media in US for the recent discovery of Noah’s Ark by the Chinese-Creating rapid awareness through news media in US for the recent discovery of Noah’s Ark by the Chinese-Turkish exploration team (sponsored by NAMI). And hold press-conferences Jointly with NAMI.Turkish exploration team (sponsored by NAMI). And hold press-conferences Jointly with NAMI.

Spread the good news of the recent Noah’s Ark discovery by creating awareness within the Armenian Spread the good news of the recent Noah’s Ark discovery by creating awareness within the Armenian community, American community and Scientific affiliated organizations.community, American community and Scientific affiliated organizations.

Conduct seminars workshops across all the ages within the local community of Glendale to attract more Conduct seminars workshops across all the ages within the local community of Glendale to attract more volunteers to grow volunteers to grow Ararat717Ararat717 division short and long term objectives. division short and long term objectives.

Complete a detailed business plan and (1-2) government grant-proposals with matching funds.Complete a detailed business plan and (1-2) government grant-proposals with matching funds. Raise additional seed-funds investment of ($$$) for the following (12-15) months needed to complete the first Raise additional seed-funds investment of ($$$) for the following (12-15) months needed to complete the first

development phase. development phase.

“ “Then the ark rested in the Then the ark rested in the seventhseventh month, month, the the seventeenthseventeenth day of the month, on the day of the month, on the mountains of mountains of ARARATARARAT” ”

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