Cudi Dağı
| Cudi Dağı | ||
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 The Cudi Dağı mountain range as seen from Şırnak. |
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| height | 2114 m | |
| location | Şırnak Province , Turkey | |
| Coordinates | 37 ° 22 '46 " N , 42 ° 27' 9" E | |
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The Cudi Dağı , in German the mountain Dschudi ( Kurdish Çiyayê Cûdî ) is at 2114 m the highest mountain in the Turkish province of Şırnak . It has four peaks, all of which are higher than 2000 m. On one of the peaks are the remains of a monastery that was built in the 4th century AD in honor of Noah's Ark , which according to early Christian and Muslim tradition is said to have landed here. Locals still make pilgrimages to the ruins today.
history
Theodor Nöldeke assumed in 1898 that the original name of the mountain was Kardu (from Gordiene ). It could also be identical to the Qardū mentioned in early Syrian sources, the land where Noah's ark landed. Several researchers have considered the mountain as the landing site for Noah's Ark, notably David Rohl , Bill Crouse, Charles Willis, and Timo Roller.
Arab geographers mention a monastery on the mountain top. The ruins are known today as the "Ship of the Prophet Noah" ( Safinat Nabī Nūḥ ).
On the Cudi there are frequent battles between the Turkish armed forces and the PKK .
Archaeological finds
Austen Henry Layard and later Leonard W. King discovered rock inscriptions and sculptures by Sennacherib on Mount Cudi. King concluded from this that the mountain was Mount Nipur in Sennacherib's inscriptions.
Lore
According to the tradition of the Koran , Noah's ark was stranded on a mountain called al-Judi. In the Quran it says:
“And it [the ship] sat on (the mountain) al-Judi. And it was said: 'Curse the wicked people!' "
It is uncertain whether the Koran meant this mountain or a mountain in Arabia. It is possible that the name from the Koran was subsequently transferred to the Cudi Dağı. The strong local Noah's Ark tradition at Cudi Dağı goes back to early Christian times. Locals still make pilgrimages to the ruins of an old monastery on the mountain. The 2017 m high summit at this point in the mountain range is called "Summit of the Ziyaret of the Prophet Noah" ( Nuh Peygamber ziyareti tepesi ). In autumn 2013, the Şırnak University organized an international symposium on the subject of Noah and Mount Cudi .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Turkey Map , Geographical Faculty of the University of Ankara, June 2002 edition
- ↑ Theodor Nöldeke : Kardu and Kurds. Contributions to ancient history and geography. Festschrift for H. Kiepert. D. Reimer, Berlin 1898, p. 77.
- ^ Godfrey R. Driver: The dispersion of the Kurds in Ancient Times. In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , 4, 1921, p. 563.
- ^ Godfrey R. Driver: The dispersion of the Kurds in Ancient Times. In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , 4, 1921, p. 565.
- ^ David Rohl : Legend - the Genesis of Civilization. London 1998, p. 149.
- ↑ noahsarksearch.com
- ↑ M. Streck: D̲J̲ŪDĪ . In: Encyclopaedia of Islam . New Edition. Brill, suffering
- ↑ Timo Roller: The riddle of Noah's Ark: Expedition to the mountains of Ararat. Brockhaus, Witten 2014, ISBN 978-3-417-26588-0 , p. 170 f.
- ↑ Timo Roller: Search for Noah's Ark - a new chapter . October 8, 2013; accessed on May 9, 2015.
