EXCLUSIVE Bombshell discovery in soil at 'site of Noah's Ark' that has convinced me Bible story is TRUE
A mysterious geological formation perched high in the mountains of Turkey could be the site where Noah's Ark landed around 4,300 years ago.
That is the view of researchers who uncovered what they believe are man-made structures beneath the Durupinar Formation near Mount Ararat, a dormant volcano in eastern Turkey.
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- The Independent
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