Volcanoes in the Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions
Additional information about the Volcanic Regions in this group and a map display is still being prepared.
There are 27 Holocene volcanoes in the Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions.
Central Anatolian Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Last Eruption | Volcanic Landform |
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Nemrut Dagi | Turkiye | 1650 CE | Composite |
Tenduruk Dagi | Turkiye | 1855 CE | Shield |
Ararat | Turkiye | 1840 CE | Composite |
Caucasus Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Last Eruption | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|---|
Samsari Volcanic Center | Georgia | Unknown | Cluster |
Aragats | Armenia | Unknown | Composite |
Porak | Armenia-Azerbaijan | 778 BCE | Cluster |
Tskhouk-Karckar | Armenia-Azerbaijan | 3000 BCE | Cluster |
Damavand | Iran | 5350 BCE | Composite |
Elbrus | Russia | 50 CE | Composite |
Ghegham Volcanic Ridge | Armenia | 1900 BCE | Cluster |
Kazbek | Georgia | 750 BCE | Composite |
Vaiyots-Sar | Armenia | 2000 BCE | Minor (Basaltic) |
Northern Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Last Eruption | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|---|
Karaca Dag | Turkiye | Unknown | Shield |
Harrat Ash Shaam | Syria-Jordan-Saudi Arabia | 2670 BCE | Cluster |
Western Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Last Eruption | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|---|
Harrat Lunayyir | Saudi Arabia | 1000 CE | Cluster |
Harrat Ithnayn | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | Cluster |
Harrat Khaybar | Saudi Arabia | 650 CE | Cluster |
Harrat Rahat | Saudi Arabia | 1256 CE | Cluster |
Harrat Kishb | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | Cluster |
Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Last Eruption | Volcanic Landform |
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Harrat al Birk | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | Cluster |
Jabal Yar | Saudi Arabia | 1810 CE | Cluster |
Harra of Arhab | Yemen | 500 CE | Cluster |
Jabal Haylan | Yemen | 1200 BCE | Cluster |
Harras of Dhamar | Yemen | Unknown | Cluster |
Harra Es- Sawad | Yemen | 1253 CE | Cluster |
Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field | Yemen | Unknown | Cluster |
Bir Borhut | Yemen | Unknown | Cluster |
Chronological listings of known Holocene eruptions (confirmed or uncertain) from volcanoes in the Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions. Bolded eruptions indicate current continuing activity as of 16 August 2024.
Central Anatolian Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
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Tenduruk Dagi | 1855 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Ararat | 1840 Jul 2 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Ararat | [1783] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Nemrut Dagi | [1692 Apr 13] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Nemrut Dagi | 1650 Oct 27 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Nemrut Dagi | 1597 (in or before) | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Ararat | [1450] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Nemrut Dagi | 1441 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Nemrut Dagi | 1402 (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 1111 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Nemrut Dagi | 0531 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Tenduruk Dagi | 0550 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) | |
Ararat | 0550 BCE | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Nemrut Dagi | 0657 BCE ± 25 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 0787 BCE ± 25 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 1396 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 1662 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Ararat | 2450 BCE ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Nemrut Dagi | 4055 BCE ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 4321 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 4615 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 4849 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 4938 BCE ± 75 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 5085 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 5152 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 5242 BCE ± 75 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 5320 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 5745 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 6213 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 6471 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 7087 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 7579 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Nemrut Dagi | 7769 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count | |
Suphan Dagi | [8050 BCE (?)] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Nemrut Dagi | 9950 BCE ± 150 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Sidereal: Varve Count |
Caucasus Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
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Vaiyots-Sar | [0753] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Elbrus | 0050 ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology | |
Porak | [0740 BCE ± 2 years] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Kazbek | 0750 BCE ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology | |
Porak | 0778 BCE ± 5 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Ghegham Volcanic Ridge | 1900 BCE ± 750 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Vaiyots-Sar | 2000 BCE (?) ± 1000 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Tskhouk-Karckar | 3000 BCE ± 300 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology | |
Kazbek | 4000 BCE ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) | |
Porak | 4510 BCE ± 300 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Tephrochronology | |
Damavand | 5350 BCE ± 200 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: Uranium-series |
Central Asia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taftan | [1993 Apr 25] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Taftan | [1902 Jan] | [Unknown] | Uncertain |
Northern Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrat Ash Shaam | 2670 BCE ± 200 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
Western Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrat Rahat | [1292] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Harrat Rahat | 1256 Jun 5 | 1256 Jul 27 (?) | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harrat Lunayyir | 1000 (in or before) | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harrat Khaybar | 0650 ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harrat Rahat | 0641 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harrat ar Rahah-'Uwayrid | [0640 (?)] | [Unknown] | Uncertain |
Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
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Harras of Dhamar | [1937] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Jabal Yar | 1810 ± 10 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harra Es- Sawad | 1253 | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Bir Borhut | [0950 (?)] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Harra of Arhab | 0500 ± 100 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Harra of Arhab | 0200 (after) | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Jabal Haylan | 1200 BCE (after) | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology |
There are 39 Pleistocene volcanoes in the Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions.
Central Anatolian Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Suphan Dagi | Turkiye | Composite |
Girekol | Turkiye | Shield |
Etrusk | Turkiye | Composite |
Caucasus Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Arpacay | Turkiye | Cluster |
Kisir Dagi | Turkiye | Composite |
Akhuryan Valley | Armenia | Cluster |
Shamiram Plateau | Armenia | Cluster |
Unnamed | Armenia | Cluster |
Unnamed | Armenia | Cluster |
Bijar Volcanic Field | Iran | Cluster |
Kuh-e Ayyub Ansar | Iran | Minor |
Keli Highland | Georgia | Cluster |
Dzau | Georgia | Cluster |
Sahand | Iran | Composite |
Sabalan | Iran | Composite |
Saray | Iran | Minor |
Central Asia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Qal'eh Hasan Ali | Iran | Cluster |
Dacht-i-Navar Group | Afghanistan | Minor |
Vakak Group | Afghanistan | Cluster |
Gandom Beryan | Iran | Minor |
Dehaj-Meduk | Iran | Cluster |
Shahsavaran | Iran | Cluster |
Zardolou Group | Afghanistan | Minor |
Loman Volcano Group | Afghanistan | Minor |
East Neh | Iran | Minor |
Bazman | Iran | Composite |
Nader | Iran | Cluster |
Taftan | Iran | Composite |
Sultan | Pakistan | Cluster |
Northern Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Karasu Rift | Turkiye | Cluster |
Jabal al Qiranah | Jordan | Cluster |
Kaukab | Syria | Cluster |
Feidat el-Mieza | Syria | Minor |
Himmat el-Jazira | Syria | Cluster |
Tigris Lava Flows | Syria | Cluster |
Western Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Harrat ar Rahah-'Uwayrid | Saudi Arabia | Cluster |
Harrat Hutaymah | Saudi Arabia | Cluster |
Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
Volcano Name | Country | Volcanic Landform |
---|---|---|
Jabal Baqarah | Saudi Arabia | Minor |
Jibal al Haylah | Saudi Arabia | Minor |