Climbing Mount Ara

Ara mountain has got the name of the king, who, despite the pressure, did not betray his country. Assyrian queen Semiramis was in love with the Armenian king Ara. Semiramis wanted to connect the two countries, Armenia and Assyria, creating a powerful country, whose head would be standing Ara, as a king, and Semiramis, as a queen. However, the queen of Assyria was not considered an important factor. Armenian king Ara already had a wife, his beloved Nuard, his home, child, military, homeland. Ara denies Semiramis offer and the latest tries to forcibly get Ara. A war starts between two countries. During the war Ara falls on the battlefield and Semiramis, not admitting the fact that Ara has died orders to put his body on top of the mountain, where Aralezes will lick the wounds and revive him. According to legend, Ara is still lying there. That is why the mountain is named Ara, where also would be the unknown Tomb of King Ara