Ararat (province)
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Ararat is a province (marz
Administrative divisions of Armenia
Armenia is subdivided into eleven administrative divisions. Of these, ten are provinces, known as marzer or in the singular form marz in Armenian....

) of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 with capital in Artashat
Artashat
Artashat , is a city on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km southeast of Yerevan. Being one of the oldest cities of Armenia, Artashat is the capital of Ararat Province. Modern Artashat is situated on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku and Nakhichevan-Tabriz railway and on...

. Named after Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat
Mount 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...

, the province borders Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 to the west and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south. It surrounds the Karki
Karki (Azerbaijan)
Karki or Tigranashen is de jure an exclave of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, itself an exclave; de facto it is part of the Ararat Province of Armenia...

 exclave of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...

.

Two former Armenian capitals are located in this region (Artashat
Artashat
Artashat , is a city on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km southeast of Yerevan. Being one of the oldest cities of Armenia, Artashat is the capital of Ararat Province. Modern Artashat is situated on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku and Nakhichevan-Tabriz railway and on...

 (Artaxata) and Dvin
Dvin
Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Artaxata, along the banks of the Metsamor River, 35 km to the south of modern Yerevan...

) as well as the Khor Virap
Khor Virap
The Khor Virap is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province...

 monastery, significant as the place of Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator
Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Saint Gregory the Enlightener is the patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church...

'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
    Vayots Dzor
    Vayots Dzor is a province of Armenia. It lies in the south-east of the country, bordering the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan in the west and the Azerbaijan in the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km². With a population of only 53,230 , it is the most sparsely populated province in the country...

     - southeast

Ararat also borders Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

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

In 1993 and again in 1995, CYMA (Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia - is a volunteer run humanitarian and student exchange program in support of the Republic of Armenia created by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian.- Program Description :...

) 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
Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...

. CYMA co-founders Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian
Ronald Alepian
Ronald Alepian is Vice President and Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications for the TMX Group, which owns Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange , Montreal Exchange, Boston Options Exchange , among others...

 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
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

, the administrative subdivisions of Armenia before 1995.
Artashat Masis Ararat
  1. Abovyan
    Abovyan, Ararat
    Abovyan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town is named in honor of the writer Khachatur Abovyan.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  2. Araksavan
    Araksavan
    Araksavan ,also Romanized as Arak’savan and Araqsavan) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :*...

  3. Arevshat
    Arevshat
    Arevshat is a town in the Ararat province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  4. Artashat
    Artashat
    Artashat , is a city on Araks River in the Ararat valley, 30 km southeast of Yerevan. Being one of the oldest cities of Armenia, Artashat is the capital of Ararat Province. Modern Artashat is situated on the Yerevan-Nakhichevan-Baku and Nakhichevan-Tabriz railway and on...

  5. Aygepat
    Aygepat
    Aygepat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  6. Aygestan
    Aygestan
    Aygestan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  7. Aygezard
    Aygezard
    Aygezard is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  8. Azatavan
    Azatavan
    Azatavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  9. Baghramyan
    Baghramyan, Ararat
    Baghramyan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town is named in honor of Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshal of the Soviet Union.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  10. Bardzrashen
  11. Berdik
  12. Berkanush
    Berkanush
    Berkanush is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  13. Burastan
    Burastan
    Burastan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  14. Byuravan
    Byuravan
    Byuravan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  15. Dalar
    Dalar, Armenia
    Dalar is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  16. Deghdzut
  17. Dimitrov
    Dimitrov, Armenia
    Dimitrov is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town in named in honor of Bulgarian Communist leader, Georgi Dimitrov.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  18. Ditak
    Ditak
    Ditak is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :*...

  19. Dvin
    Dvin (town)
    Dvin is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is located near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.-References:* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  20. Getazat
    Getazat
    Getazat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  21. Hnaberd
    Hnaberd, Ararat
    Hnaberd is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  22. Hovtashen
    Hovtashen
    Hovtashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  23. Jrashen
    Jrashen, Ararat
    Jrashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  24. Kaghtsrashen
    Kaghtsrashen
    Kaghtsrashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 27, available online at the...

  25. Kanachut
    Kanachut
    Kanachut is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  26. Lanjazat
    Lanjazat
    Lanjazat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  27. Masis (village)
    Masis (village)
    Masis is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 25, available online at the * – World-Gazetteer.com...

  28. Mkhchyan
    Mkhchyan
    Mkhchyan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town is named after a Soviet commander killed in 1921.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  29. Mrganush
    Mrganush
    Mrganush is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  30. Mrgavan
    Mrgavan
    Mrgavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  31. Mrgavet
    Mrgavet
    Mrgavet is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  32. Narek
    Narek
    Narek is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. In 1984, the town was named after Grigor Narekatsi. Narek was also a village in Western Armenia .- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 27, available online at the...

  33. Norashen
    Norashen
    Norashen is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is located adjacent to the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 27, available online at the...

  34. Nshavan
    Nshavan
    Nshavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  35. Shahumyan
    Shahumyan, Ararat
    Shahumyan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was named after Stepan Shahumyan, a Bolshevik commissar.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  36. Vardashen
    Vardashen, Ararat
    Vardashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  37. Verin Artashat
    Verin Artashat
    Verin Artashat is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It sits adjacent to the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  38. Verin Dvin
    Verin Dvin
    Verin Dvin is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia located 30 kilometers away from Yerevan. The largest Assyrian community in Armenia is in Verin Dvin, where the majority of the residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians. The village also has two Assyrian churches including one that was...

  39. Vostan
    Vostan
    Vostan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 27, available online at the...

  • Arbat
    Arbat, Armenia
    Arbat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Arevabuyr
    Arevabuyr
    Arevabuyr is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Argavand
  • Ayntap
    Ayntap, Armenia
    Ayntap is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Azatashen
    Azatashen
    Azatashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :*...

  • Darakert
    Darakert
    Darakert is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Darbnik
    Darbnik
    Darbnik is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :*...

  • Dashtavan
    Dashtavan
    Dashtavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Dzorak
  • Geghanist
  • Getapnya
    Getapnya
    Getapnya is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Ghukasavan
    Ghukasavan
    Ghukasavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1949 in honor of Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of the Armenian Communist Youth Movement.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Hayanist
    Hayanist
    Hayanist is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town's population is largely refugees from the population exchange with Azerbaijan in 1988-1989.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Hovtashat
    Hovtashat
    Hovtashat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Jrahovit
    Jrahovit
    Jrahovit is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Khachpar
  • Marmarashen
    Marmarashen
    Marmarashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Masis
    Masis (city)
    Masis , incorporating the former villages of Narimanlu, Zangibasar, and Ulukhanlu, is a town in Armenia in Ararat Province , located on the left bank of the Hrazdan River, 14km south of Yerevan. The city has a large railroad commodity station that serves Yerevan and which was, until the closing of...

  • Nizami
    Nizami, Armenia
    Nizami is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town is named for the poet Nizami Ganjevi.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Nor Kharberd
    Nor Kharberd
    Nor Kharberd is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. About half of the population are Yazidis.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Nor Kyurin
    Nor Kyurin
    Nor Kyurin is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Norabats
    Norabats
    Norabats is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Noramarg
    Noramarg
    Noramarg is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Ranchpar
  • Sayat-Nova
    Sayat-Nova, Armenia
    Sayat-Nova is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town is named after the poet Harutyun Sayatyan, whose nickname was Sayat-Nova.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Sipanik
    Sipanik
    Sipanik is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Sis
    Sis, Armenia
    Sis is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Aralez
    Aralez
    Aralez is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Ararat
    Ararat, Armenia
    Ararat 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...

  • Ararat (village)
    Ararat (village), Armenia
    Ararat 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 :*...

  • Armash
    Armash, Armenia
    Armash is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.Armash has a population of 2,644. Its cititizens consist of mainly farmers, the number one crop for this region of Ararat is its watermelon, and tomatoes....

  • Avshar
    Avshar
    Avshar is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia and site of the 1993 and 1995 CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia missions led by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Aygavan
    Aygavan
    Aygavan is a town in the Ararat province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com*...

  • Dashtakar
  • Goravan
  • Lanjanist
  • Lanjar
  • Lusarat
  • Lusashogh
    Lusashogh
    Lusashogh is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Nor Kyank
    Nor Kyank, Ararat
    Nor Kyank is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Nor Ughi
    Nor Ughi
    Nor Ughi is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town developed around the "New Way" winery.- References :*Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 29, available online at the...

  • Noyakert
    Noyakert
    Noyakert is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Paruyr Sevak
    Paruyr Sevak, Armenia
    Paruyr Sevak is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1978 and is named in honor of the poet Paruyr Sevak....

  • Pokr Vedi
    Pokr Vedi
    Pokr Vedi is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Shaghap
  • Sisavan
    Sisavan
    Sisavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Surenavan
    Surenavan
    Surenavan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1946 in honor of Suren Spandarian, a revolutionary.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Taperakan
    Taperakan
    Taperakan is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town was formerly named for Sergey Kirov, an early Bolshevik leader.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Urtsadzor
    Urtsadzor
    Urtsadzor is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia containing the former town of Chimankend.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Urtsalanj
    Urtsalanj
    Urtsalanj is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Vanashen
    Vanashen
    Vanashen is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Before 1978, it was known as Taytan.It is one of the sites of the USAID Community Partnership for Health program. - References :*...

  • Vardashat
    Vardashat
    Vardashat is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Vedi
    Vedi
    Vedi is a city located in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It's situated along the Vedi River. It is where one of Armenia's major wine and alcohol factory is located, and it is called VEDIALCO; this factory is most known for its semi-sweet wine called Vernashen.- References :* –...

  • Vedu ginu gortsaranin kits
    Vedu ginu gortsaranin kits
    Vedu ginu gortsaranin kits is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia....

  • Vosketap
    Vosketap
    Vosketap is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Yeghegnavan
    Yeghegnavan
    Yeghegnavan is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Yeraskh
    Yeraskh
    Yeraskh is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the last town in Armenia at the border with Nakhichevan on what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran....

  • Zangakatun
    Zangakatun
    Zangakatun is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Zangakatun is the birthplace and burial site of Paruyr Sevak; his house is a museum. The town also has a tenth century chapel.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

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