Ark

Ark is a Latin-based word that means a "box" or container. Ark may refer to:

Religion

• Ark (synagogue), a cabinet used to store a synagogue's Torah scroll
• Ark of the Covenant, the consecrated container for the tablets of the Ten Commandments
• Ark of bulrushes, the boat of the infant Moses
• Noah's Ark, according to Abrahamic religions, a large boat built by Noah to keep him safe, together with his family and a core breeding stock of the world’s animals
• Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), called the New Ark of the Covenant by Christians of the Catholic tradition

Film

• Ark (2004 film), a 2004 computer-generated film directed by Kenny Hwang

Web Series

• Ark (web series), a 2010 science fiction series by Trey Stokes

Places

• Ark, Virginia, in Gloucester County, Virginia
• Ark, an alternative abbreviation for Arkansas
• The Ark (fortress), a fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
• The Ark, London, an office block in Hammersmith, London, that looks like a ship

People

• Joan of "Ark", occasional mis-spelling of Joan of Arc, a French martyr and saint who led a rebellion against an English occupation

Technology

• Ark (software), an archiving tool
• Ark Linux, a software distribution
• Interstellar ark, a conceptual multi-lifetime space vehicle
• Ark (river boat), a temporary boat used in river transport in eastern North America
• Ark (scooter)

Agriculture

• Chicken ark, a mobile shelter for domestic chickens
• Pig ark, a mobile shelter for domestic pigs

Narratives

• Ark (Transformers), a spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe
• The Ark (Doctor Who), a 1966 Doctor Who serial
• "The Ark" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
• Ark (Noon Universe), a fictional planet in a series of novels by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
• Ark (Baxter novel), a 2009 hard science fiction novel
• Ark II, a children's science fiction television series
• ARK (1996), – a book of poetry by Ronald Johnson

Music

Bands

• The Ark (band), Swedish glam-rock band
• Ark (UK band), a melodic rock band
• Ark (Norwegian band), a metal band

Albums

• Ark (Brendan Perry album),a 2010 album by Brendan Perry
• Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel
• Ark (The Animals album), a 1983 album by The Original Animals
• The Ark (album), a bootleg album by Frank Zappa

Songs

• "Ark", a song by the Japanese band Sound Horizon
• "The Ark", a song by American rock band Dr. Dog

Labels, venues etc

• ARK Music Factory, a record label based in Los Angeles, California
• The Ark (folk venue), a concert venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Video games

• Space colony ARK, in the video game Sonic Adventure 2
• Ark, the main character of the video game Terranigma
• The Ark (Halo), in the video game Halo
• Abel's Ark, in the game Xenogears
• Abel's Ark, in the series Xenosaga
• The Ark, in Splinter Cell
• "Ark, Ark", in the Lemmings video game
• Ark, in the computer game Doom
• Ark, in the video game Final Fantasy IX
• ARK, in the game Anarchy Online
• Ark, in the game Eve Online

Ships

• The Ark, a ship used as the Scottish Marine Station in Granton, Edinburgh, then moved to the Firth of Clyde to form the basis of what is now the University Marine Biological Station Millport
• The Ark (English ship), a ship used in founding the Province of Maryland
• The Ark, a fictional spacecraft in the Transformers universe
• HMS Ark Royal, a prestigious ship name in the British Royal Navy, often the name of the Fleet Flagship, has been given to five ships

Other

• Ark, a literary prize from the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
• Ark (Baxter novel), a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter (published 20 Aug. 2009)
• Biological ark or Refugium
• Knowledge ark, a collection of knowledge preserved in such a way that future generations would have access to said knowledge if current means of access were lost
• Ark (toy company)
• Absolute Return for Kids, an international children's charity based in the United Kingdom

See also

• Arc (disambiguation)
• Arch (disambiguation)
• ARK (disambiguation)
• Arkana (disambiguation)
• ARRC (disambiguation)