Ararat Province
region of Armenia
Ararat is a province of Armenia. The capital is Artashat. It is named after Mount Ararat. The province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan to the south.
Ararat
Արարատ | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ararat within Armenia | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E / 39.917°N 44.717°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Capital | Artashat |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Aramayis Grigoryan(2013) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,096 km2 (809 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 252,665 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
| Postal code | 0601-0823 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM.AR |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM02 |
| Website | ararat.gov.am |
Two former Armenian capitals are in this region (Artashat (Artaxata) and Dvin). The Khor Virap monastery was the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment.
In 1993 and again in 1995, CYMA (Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia) worked in Ararat province. They built community centers, fixed schools, had a children's day camp and gave 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.
There are 4 urban communities and 93 rural communities.[1]
References
change- ↑ "RA Ararat Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.
