What the records say
- When
- 3000 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 39.74° N, 45.99° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 214100
- Eruption number
- 13918
Tskhouk-Karckar
Volcanic cones on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Tskhouk-Karckar or Qarqar is a group of pyroclastic cones which is located in the central part of the Siunik volcanic ridge at the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan 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 or rhyolites, basaltic andesites and dacites.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page