I do wonder if Ararat would have quite the prominence it does in the Armenian imagination today if it wasn't in Turkey: I'm sure the sense of loss somewhat supercharges the sense of numinous longing for the place.
Re Eadgifu's comments - yeah, the obsidian knives were very interesting! Quite what you'd expect in a "yes, is knife, is obsidian" way, but it's such an amazing material with how translucent and dark yet ahiny it is.