Ararat
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Ararat may refer to:
- Ararat , a common first name for ArmenianArmenian languageThe Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
males - Ararat / Araratian, a common family name for ArmeniansArmeniansArmenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
Armenian Highland
- Mount AraratMount AraratMount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey. It has two peaks: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat .The Ararat massif is about in diameter...
, a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey - Little AraratLittle AraratLittle Ararat, also known as Mount Sis or Lesser Ararat , is the sixth tallest peak in Turkey. It is a large satellite cone located on the eastern flank of the massive Mount Ararat, less than five miles west of Turkey's border with Iran...
, the sixth tallest peak in modern Turkey - Ararat plainArarat plainThe Ararat plain is one of the largest of the Armenian Plateau, stretches west of the Sevan basin, at the foothills of the Gegham mountains. In the north the plain borders on Mount Aragats, and in the south, on Mount Ararat...
, along the Arax River, in Armenia - Ararat Province, Armenia
- Ararat, ArmeniaArarat, ArmeniaArarat is a city in Armenia in the province of Ararat, about 42 km northwest of Yerevan.The Ararat Cement Factory has been opened in 1927 along with small apartments to accommodate the workers. In 1935, it was incorporated with the village of Davalu. In 1939 the town of Ararat was officially...
, a city in Ararat Province - Ararat (village), ArmeniaArarat (village), ArmeniaArarat is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Ararat village was host to the first CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia led by Ronald Alepian in 1993.- References :*...
, a village in Ararat Province
- Ararat, Armenia
- AyraratAyraratAyrarat was a province of old Armenia . The main city was Oshakan. It is believed that the name Ayrarat is the Armenian equivalent of the toponym Urartu ....
, a historical province of Armenia
United States
- Ararat, North CarolinaArarat, North CarolinaArarat is an unincorporated community in the Long Hill Township of Surry County, North Carolina. Ararat is situated on, and is named for, the Ararat River . Ararat is along the former Atlantic & Yadkin Railway line from Mount Airy to Rural Hall that is now operated by the Yadkin Valley Railroad...
- Ararat Township, PennsylvaniaArarat Township, PennsylvaniaArarat Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Mount Ararat (Pennsylvania)Mount Ararat (Pennsylvania)Mount Ararat is the highest point in Wayne County, and one of the higher points in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Mount Ararat is located in the Glaciated Low Plateaus section of Pennsylvania's geology. This section is characterized with low rolling hills and modest relief...
, the highest point in Wayne County, Pennsylvania - Ararat RiverArarat RiverThe Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean....
in Virginia and North Carolina - Ararat, City of RefugeArarat, City of RefugeArarat, was established as a city of refuge for the Jewish nation, was founded in 1825 by New York politician and playwright Mordecai Manuel Noah, who purchased most of Grand Island, a island near Buffalo, New York...
, an early 19th century plan by Mordecai Manuel Noah for a Jewish homeland at Grand Island, New York
Australia
- Ararat, VictoriaArarat, VictoriaArarat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
, Australia- Ararat AirportArarat AirportArarat Airport is located five kilometres south of Ararat, Victoria, Australia on the Western Highway....
, an airport located 5 km south Ararat, Victoria, Australia on the Western Highway - Aradale Mental HospitalAradale Mental HospitalAradale Mental Hospital was an Australian psychiatric hospital, located in Ararat, a rural city in Victoria, Australia. Originally known as Ararat Lunatic Asylum, Aradale and its two sister asylums at Kew and Beechworth were commissioned to accommodate the growing number of 'lunatics' in the colony...
aka Ararat Asylum - Ararat V/Line rail service, a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia
- HM Prison AraratHM Prison AraratHM Prison Ararat is located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia. HM Prison Ararat is located 200 km west of Melbourne. It provides accommodation for prisoners with low to medium security protection requirements, including a high proportion of sex offenders and protection or special needs prisoners...
, located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia
- Ararat Airport
- Rural City of AraratRural City of AraratThe Rural City of Ararat is the local government area in south-west Victoria, Australia. The region has an area of 4,230 square kilometres and is centred around the city of Ararat. The population of the region is approximately 11100, according to the 2001 census...
, south-west Victoria, Australia- City of AraratCity of AraratThe City of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia that existed from 1858 until 1994....
, a Local Government Area located west-northwest of Melbourne - Shire of AraratShire of AraratThe Shire of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994...
, a Local Government Area located about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia
- City of Ararat
History
- Mountains of AraratMountains of AraratThe Mountains of Ararat is the place named in the Book of Genesis where Noah's Ark came to rest after the great flood ....
, referred to in the Bible - Kingdom of Ararat, a variant name of the Iron Age kingdom of UrartuUrartuUrartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
- Republic of AraratRepublic of AraratThe Republic of Ararat or Kurdish Republic of Ararat was a self-proclaimed Kurdish state. It was located in the northeasten part of modern Turkey, being centered on Karaköse Province...
, a breakaway Kurdish state, 1927 to 1931 - Culture of Ararat, homogenizing influence of Ararat on many distant nations greatly influenced by the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Ararat
Media
- Ararad (daily), Armenian language newspaper in Lebanon
- Ararat: A Searchlight on ArmeniaArarat: A Searchlight on ArmeniaThe periodical Ararat: A Searchlight on Armenia was founded in 1898 in London by the Armenian United Association of London.The periodical had the double-object of:...
, journal published in London (19th century) - Ararat QuarterlyArarat QuarterlyArarat Quarterly is an international quarterly of literature, history, popular culture and the arts published in EnglishThe quarterly is published by the Armenian General Benevolent Union in New York, NY....
, international quarterly of literature, history and culture published in New York, New York - Ararat (film)Ararat (film)Ararat is a 2002 film directed, written, and co-produced by Atom Egoyan based loosely on the Siege of Van during the Armenian Genocide, an event that is disputed by the government of Turkey. In addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event, the film also examines the...
, a 2002 film directed by Atom Egoyan - A Girl From Ararat Valley, a 1949 Soviet Armenian film
- Passage to Ararat, a book by Michael J. ArlenMichael J. ArlenMichael J. Arlen is an Armenian-American writer and former television critic of The New Yorker. The son of the prominent Armenian-American writer, Michael Arlen, he is the author of Living Room War, a book on the Vietnam War's portrayal and the social culture of America in the media in the USA...
Associations
- Ararat Center for Strategic ResearchArarat Center for Strategic ResearchThe ARARAT Center for Strategic Research is a leading Armenian think tank on security issues. It was founded in August 2006 and is led by a Yerevan-based historian and political scientist Dr Armen Ayvazyan .-Role:...
, academic - Ararat Chapter, Chicago chapter of Armenian Youth Federation
- Ararat Chapter, Glendale chapter of HomenetmenHomenetmenHomenetmen is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and Scouting. The motto of Homenetmen is "Elevate Yourself and Elevate Others with You" .-Foundation:...
Sports
- Ararat StadiumArarat StadiumArarat Stadium is a stadium located in Vanak Neighborhood in northern Tehran, Iran and owned by F.C. Ararat Tehran. The Iranian Women's National soccer team also plays their matches in Ararat Stadium....
, Tehran, Iran - FC Ararat YerevanFC Ararat YerevanFC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...
, Yerevan, Armenia - F.C. Ararat Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Ararat Kayaking Club, Lahore, Pakistan
- FC Araks AraratFC Spartak YerevanFC Spartak Yerevan was an Armenia football club based in the city of Yerevan. The club played in the Armenian Premier League and was previously known as FC Tsement Ararat and FC Araks Ararat...
, Ararat, Armenia (originally FC Ararat) - Ararat Tehran Basketball ClubArarat Tehran BCArarat Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran.-Iranian Super League:* 2007–08: 9th place* 2008–09: 12th place...
, an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran
Other
- Ararat anomalyArarat anomalyThe Ararat anomaly is an object appearing on photographs of the snowfields near the summit of Mount Ararat, Turkey and advanced by some Christian believers as the remains of Noah's Ark.-Overview:...
, object appearing on photographs near the summit of Mount Ararat - 96205 Ararat96205 Ararat96205 Ararat is an asteroid. It was discovered by Freimut Börngen and Lutz D. Schmadel on September 24, 1992. Its provisional designation was '. It was named after Mount Ararat.-External links:*...
, an asteroid named after the mountain - HMAS AraratHMAS AraratHMAS Ararat , named for the city of Ararat, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy ....
, the name of two ships in the Royal Australian Navy - Ararat (EP)Ararat (EP)Ararat is a 10" EP by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land. It was released on September 16, 2005 through Profound Lore Records and distributed by The End Records...
, an EP by oriental metal band Orphaned Land - Ararat (wrestler)
- Ararat (brandy)Ararat (brandy)Ararat is an Armenian brandy that has been produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company since 1887. It is made from Armenian white grapes and spring water, according to a traditional method....
, a brandy from Armenia