Ararat Province

Ararat Արարատ
—  Province  —
Location of Ararat within Armenia
Coordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E
Country	Armenia
Capital	Artashat
Government
• Governor	Edik Barseghyan
Area
• Total	2,096 km2 (809 sq mi)
Area rank	9th
Population (2002)
• Total	252,665
• Rank	5th
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04
• Summer (DST)	UTC+05 (UTC)
Postal code	0601-0823
ISO 3166 code	AM.AR
FIPS 10-4	AM02
Website	ararat.gov.am

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Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ) is a province (marz) of Armenia with capital in Artashat. Named after Mount Ararat, the province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south. It surrounds the Karki exclave of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Two former Armenian capitals are located in this region (Artashat (Artaxata) and Dvin) as well as the Khor Virap monastery, significant as the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment and the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders.

Ararat borders the following marzer:

• Armavir - northwest
• Kotayk - north
• Gegharkunik - east
• Vayots Dzor - southeast

Ararat also borders Yerevan in the north, between its borders with Armavir and Kotayk.

In 1993 and again in 1995, CYMA (Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia) operated from Ararat province, building community centers, renovating schools, managing a children's day camp and distributing aid to families affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh War. CYMA co-founders Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian chose Ararat due to its well-organized youth movement.

Communities

The province of Ararat consists of the following 97 communities (hamaynkner), of which 4 (bold in the table) are considered urban and 93 are considered rural. The division below is by raion, the administrative subdivisions of Armenia before 1995.

Artashat	Masis	Ararat
Abovyan Araksavan Arevshat Artashat Aygepat Aygestan Aygezard Azatavan Baghramyan Bardzrashen Berdik Berkanush Burastan Byuravan Dalar Deghdzut Dimitrov Ditak Dvin Getazat Hnaberd Hovtashen Jrashen Kaghtsrashen Kanachut Lanjazat Masis (village) Mkhchyan Mrganush Mrgavan Mrgavet Narek Norashen Nshavan Shahumyan Vardashen Verin Artashat Verin Dvin Vostan	Arbat Arevabuyr Argavand Ayntap Azatashen Darakert Darbnik Dashtavan Dzorak Geghanist Getapnya Ghukasavan Hayanist Hovtashat Jrahovit Khachpar Marmarashen Masis Nizami Nor Kharberd Nor Kyurin Norabats Noramarg Ranchpar Sayat-Nova Sipanik Sis	Aralez Ararat Ararat (village) Armash Avshar Aygavan Dashtakar Goravan Lanjanist Lanjar Lusarat Lusashogh Nor Kyank Nor Ughi Noyakert Paruyr Sevak Pokr Vedi Shaghap Sisavan Surenavan Taperakan Urtsadzor Urtsalanj Vanashen Vardashat Vedi Vedu ginu gortsaranin kits Vosketap Yeghegnavan Yeraskh Zangakatun

Gallery

• Ararat
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  Khor Virap Monastery

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  Apricot farms

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  Arevshat church

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  Near the ancient city of Dvin

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  Ararat from Nor Kyurin village

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

See also

• Urartu
• Ayrarat