 Kubva muzana remakore rechi16 kusvika muna 1828 nzvimbo iyi yaiva pamuganhu weOttoman nePezhiya; nhongonya yeGreat Ararat nemakomo ayo ari kuchamhembe, pamwe chete nemakomo ari kumabvazuva kweLittle Ararat zvaidzorwa nePezhiya. Kutevera Hondo yeRusso-Persian ya182628 uye Chibvumirano cheTurkmenchay, nzvimbo yaidzorwa nePersia yakapiwa Humambo hweRussia. Little Ararat yakava nzvimbo apo miganhu youmambo hweTurkey, Persia, uye Russia yakaungana. Miganhu yamarudzi ose yazvino yakaumbwa mukati mezana ramakore rechi20. Gomo racho rakava pasi pokutonga kweTurkey munguva yeHondo yeTurkey neArmenia ya1920. Rakava rutivi rweTurkey maererano neChibvumirano cheMoscow cha1921 uye Chibvumirano cheKars. Mukupera kwema1920, Turkey yakayambuka muganhu weIran ndokutora rutivi rwekumabvazuva kweLesser Ararat sechikamu chekuedza kwayo kudzvinyirira kupandukira kweKurdish Ararat, panguva iyo vapanduki veKurdish vakashandisa nzvimbo iyi senzvimbo yakachengeteka kurwisa nyika yeTurkey. Iran pakupedzisira yakabvuma kupa nharaunda yacho kuTurkey mukutsinhana kwenharaunda. Muganhu weIran neTurkey unotenderera kumabvazuva kweLesser Ararat, chikamu chepasi cheArarat massif. 