A unique structure of folding brittle rock that forms rectilinear joints. It is composed of limonite due to water seeping through fractures and precipitating limonite along the right angles.

Its formation made it look like a boat which has drawn it attention. Some have suggested it is the petrified remains of Noah's Ark.

Overall general consensus agrees its a natural formation and not the remnants of an artificial structure.

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Urumieh-Dokhtar Magmatic ArcVolcanic Arc

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Durupinar site Formation
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Ağri Province Province
Turkey Country