Genesis 8:20

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Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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Ararat refers to the mountainous region traditionally associated with eastern Anatolia, near modern Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. After the ark came to rest there, Noah emerged and built an altar, marking the renewed worship of God after the flood.

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Genesis 8:20 mentions Ararat.