Ararat

Noah’s Ark on a silver coin

This silver coin was printed in 1737 to celebrate the end of the flood and famine in Silesia in 1736/1737. The front shows the biblical scene of the dove returning to Noah's Ark with a German text from Psalm 37, which translates as "Put your life in the hands of the...

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The oldest dessert in the world: Ashura / عَاشُورَاء

Ashura/عَاشُورَاء is a popular Arab and Turkish dessert. It is believed to be the dish that Nuh/نُوْحٌ (Noah) and his family ate on the day the Ark landed on Mount Arrarat after the flood. It's ingredients - grains, nuts, and dried fruits - are supposed to have been...

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