Ararat ( hy,
Արարատ, ), is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
(''
marz'') of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. Its capital and largest city is the town of
Artashat.
The province is named after the biblical
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat or , ''Ararat''; or is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and th ...
. It is bordered by
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
from the west and
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
's
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...
from the south. It surrounds the
Karki exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...
. Domestically, Ararat is bordered by
Armavir Province
Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...
from the northwest,
Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...
from the north,
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
from the east,
Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
from the southeast and the city of
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
from the north.
Two former capitals of Armenia are located in the modern-day Ararat Province,
Artaxata
Artashat ( hy, Արտաշատ); Hellenized as Artaxata ( el, Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata ( grc, Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I; the founder of t ...
and
Dvin. It is also home to the
Khor Virap
Khor Virap ( hy, Խոր Վիրապ, lit=deep dungeon) is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monaster ...
monastery, significant as the place of
Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator ( Classical hy, Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ, reformed: Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ, ''Grigor Lusavorich'';, ''Gregorios Phoster'' or , ''Gregorios Photistes''; la, Gregorius Armeniae Illuminator, cu, Svyas ...
's 13-year imprisonment and the closest point to
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat or , ''Ararat''; or is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and th ...
within Armenian borders.
Etymology
Ararat Province is named after the historic
Ayrarat
Ayrarat () was the central province of the ancient kingdom Armenia, located in the plain of the upper Aras River. Most of the historical capitals of Armenia were located in this province, including Armavir, Yervandashat, Artashat, Vagharshapat ...
province of
Ancient Armenia
Ancient Armenia refers to the history of Armenia during Antiquity. It follows Prehistoric Armenia and covers a period of approximately one thousand years, beginning at the end of the Iron Age with the events that led to the dissolution of the King ...
.
According to
Movses Khorenatsi
Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; hy, Մովսէս Խորենացի, , also written as ''Movses Xorenac‘i'' and Moses of Khoren, Moses of Chorene, and Moses Chorenensis in Latin sources) was a prominent Armenian historian from the late an ...
and the ''
Ashkharatsuyts
''Ashkharatsuyts'' or ''Ašxarhac′oyc′'' (Աշխարհացոյց (traditional); Աշխարհացույց ( reformed)), often translated as ''Geography'' in English sources, is an early Medieval Armenian illustrated book by Anania Shirakatsi. ...
''
medieval Armenia
Medieval Armenia refers to the history of Armenia during the Middle Ages. It follows Ancient Armenia and covers a period of approximately eight centuries, beginning with the Muslim conquest of Armenia in the 7th century. Key events during this p ...
n geographical book of
Anania Shirakatsi
Anania Shirakatsi ( hy, Անանիա Շիրակացի, ''Anania Širakac’i'', anglicized: Ananias of Shirak) was a 7th-century Armenian polymath and natural philosopher, author of extant works covering mathematics, astronomy, geography, chronol ...
, Ayrarat was one of the 15 provinces of
Armenia Major. It was considered the central province of the
Armenian Highland.
It is believed that the name ''Ararat'' is the
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
equivalent of the toponym ''
Urartu
Urartu (; Assyrian: ',Eberhard Schrader, ''The Cuneiform inscriptions and the Old Testament'' (1885), p. 65. Babylonian: ''Urashtu'', he, אֲרָרָט ''Ararat'') is a geographical region and Iron Age kingdom also known as the Kingdom of Va ...
''.
Geography
Ararat has an area of 2,090 km
2 (7% of total area of Armenia). It occupies the east of the central part of modern-day Armenia. From the north, it has borders with
Armavir Province
Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...
,
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
and
Kotayk Province
Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...
. From the east, its bordered by
Gegharkunik and
Vayots Dzor
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
.
Iğdır Province
Iğdır Province ( tr, Iğdır ili, ku, Parêzgeha Îdirê, , ) is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan (the area of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), and Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic ...
of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
and
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
's
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...
respectively form the western and southern borders of the province.
Historically, the current territory of the province mainly occupies the ''Vostan Hayots'' canton of
Ayrarat
Ayrarat () was the central province of the ancient kingdom Armenia, located in the plain of the upper Aras River. Most of the historical capitals of Armenia were located in this province, including Armavir, Yervandashat, Artashat, Vagharshapat ...
province of Ancient Armenia.
The province is located at the southeast of the
Ararat plain, surrounded by the Yeranos mountains from the north, the mountains of
Gegham, Dahnak and Mzhkatar from the east, Urts mountains from the south and the
Araks river
, az, Araz, fa, ارس, tr, Aras
The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan excl ...
from the west. The mountains of Yerakh are located at the centre of the province. Approximately, 30% of the territory is plain, while the rest is dominated by mountains.
The highest point of Ararat province is the Spitakasar peak of Gegham mountains with a height of 3560 meters. The lowest point is 801 meters at the Araks valley. Araks,
Hrazdan
Hrazdan ( hy, wikt:Հրազդան, Հրազդան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the ...
,
Azat
Azat ( hy, ազատ; plural ազատք ''azatkʿ'', collective ազատանի ''azatani'') was a class of Armenian nobility; the term came to designate the middle and lower nobility originally, in contrast to the ''naxarark'' who were the great ...
and Vedi, are the 4 major rivers the flow through the province. The climate within the territory of the province is highly diversified. It ranges between extremely arid climate at the lower plains and cold snowy climate at the heights.
The cliffy terrain of
Khosrov Forest located at the northeast of the province, used to be the stronghold of the
Endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...
Caucasian leopard
''Panthera pardus tulliana'' is a leopard subspecies native to the Iranian Plateau and surrounding areas encompassing Turkey, the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and possibly Pakistan. Since 2016, i ...
s in Armenia. Between October 2000 to July 2002 tracks of no more than 10 individuals were found in an area of .
History
The region of modern-day Ararat Province is among the earliest locations that was settled by the people of the
Armenian Highland. It mainly includes the 3 cantons of ''Vostan Hayots'', ''Urstadzor'' and ''Arats'' of the historic
Ayrarat
Ayrarat () was the central province of the ancient kingdom Armenia, located in the plain of the upper Aras River. Most of the historical capitals of Armenia were located in this province, including Armavir, Yervandashat, Artashat, Vagharshapat ...
province. ''Vostan Hayots'' was known since the establishment of the
Artaxiad Kingdom of Armenia at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. The ancient Armenian capitals of
Artaxata
Artashat ( hy, Արտաշատ); Hellenized as Artaxata ( el, Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata ( grc, Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I; the founder of t ...
founded in 176 BC, and
Dvin founded during the 4th century AD, were both located within the ''Vostan Hayots'' canton. The other cantons of ''Urtsadzor'' and ''Arats'' were first mentioned in the 5th century AD by
Yeghishe
Yeghishe (, , AD 410 – 475; also spelled Eghishe or Ełišē, Latinisation of names, latinized Eliseus) was an Armenians, Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of ''History of Vardan and the Armenian W ...
the historian in his "History of Vardan and the Armenian War" historical work.
After the fall of the Armenian Kingdom in 428, the region became part of the
Sasanian Empire
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...
of Persia until the
Arab conquest of Armenia
The Muslim conquest of parts of Armenia and Anatolia was a part of the Muslim conquests after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632 CE.
Persarmenia had fallen to the Arab Rashidun Caliphate by 645 CE. Byzantine Armenia was alread ...
in the mid-7th century. According to the 8th-century historian ''Ghevond'', the Armenian princes of ''Urtsadzor'' canton participated in the failed revolution of 775 in
Erciş
Erciş (; ku, Erdiş; hy, Ականց, Akants, historically , ''Arjesh'') is a town and district located in the Van Province, Turkey on Lake Van.
History of Artchesh
During Classical Antiquity, the town was known as Arsissa, and Archesh (Arč ...
against the
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...
rulers of
Arminiya
Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya ( hy, Արմինիա ոստիկանություն, ''Arminia vostikanut'yun'') or the Emirate of Armenia ( ar, إمارة أرمينيا, ''imārat Arminiya''), was a political and geographic de ...
.
At the end of the 9th century, the 3 cantons became part of the newly established
Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia
The Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia, also known as Bagratid Armenia ( xcl, Բագրատունեաց Հայաստան, or , , 'kingdom of the Bagratunis'), was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I Bagratuni of the Bagratuni dynasty ...
. However, between the 11th and 15th centuries, the region suffered from the Seljuk, Mongol,
Ag Qoyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (Wh ...
and
Kara Koyunlu
The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu ( az, Qaraqoyunlular , fa, قره قویونلو), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a culturally Persianate, Muslim Turkoman "Kara Koyunlu, also spelled Qara Qoyunlu, Turkish Karakoyunlular, En ...
invasions, respectively. At the beginning of the 16th century, the territory of modern-day Ararat became part of the ''Erivan Beglarbegi'' within the
Safavid Persia
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...
. During the first half of the 18th century, the territory became part of the
Erivan Khanate
The Erivan Khanate ( fa, خانات ایروان, translit=Xānāt-e Iravān; hy, Երեւանի խանութիւն, translit=Yerevani xanut'iwn; az, ایروان خانلیغی, translit=İrəvan xanlığı), also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd, was ...
under the rule of the
Afsharid dynasty
The Afsharid dynasty ( fa, افشاریان) was an Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan eth ...
and later under the
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...
of Persia. It remained under the Persian rule until 1827–1828, when Eastern Armenia was ceded by the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
as a result of the
Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 and the signing of the
Treaty of Turkmenchay
The Treaty of Turkmenchay ( fa, عهدنامه ترکمنچای; russian: Туркманчайский договор) was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–28). It was second o ...
.
With the fall of the Russian Empire and as a result of the decisive Armenian victories over the Turks in the battles of
Sardarabad,
Abaran, and
Gharakilisa, the region became part of the
independent Armenia in May 1918, however, its western reaches remained occupied by the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
(by virtue of the
Treaty of Batum
The Treaty of Batum was signed in Batum on 4 June 1918, between the Ottoman Empire and the three Transcaucasian states: the First Republic of Armenia, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Democratic Republic of Georgia. It was the first ...
) until the latter's withdrawal in late 1918. In July 1919, lasting until mid-1920, the
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...
-inhabited regions of Ararat, ''Vedibasar'' and ''Zangibasar'', revolted against the Armenian government as part of the
Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan
The Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan were a series of insurgencies by local Muslims against the administration of the First Republic of Armenia, begininng on 1 July 1919 and ending 28 July 1920. The areas of uprising were persua ...
.
After 2 years of brief independence, Armenia became part of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
in December 1920. From 1930 until 1995, modern-day Ararat was divided into 3
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
s within the
Armenian SSR
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...
: ''Masis raion'', ''Artashat raion'', and ''Ararat raion'' (known as ''Vedi raion'' until 1968)—there was also the ''Gharabaghlar raion'' which was formed in 1937 but later dissolved and attached to the ''Vedi raion'' in 1951, its administrative center was the town
Urtsadzor
Urtsadzor ( hy, Ուրցաձոր) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia containing the former village of Chimankend. The village was previously the administrative capital of the Gharabaghlar District which existed in 1937–1951 in Soviet ...
.
With the territorial administration reform of 1995, the 3 ''raions'' were consolidated into the Ararat Province.
Demographics
Population
According to the
1989 Soviet census, the Ararat Province (then part of the
Ararat,
Artashat, and
Masis districts in 1930–1995)
had a population of 266,527. 52,429 or 19.67% of which was urban, distributed in the cities of Ararat (20,105) and Artashat (32,324), and 214,098 or 80.33% were rural, distributed in the districts of Ararat (64,657), Artashat (73,269), and Masis (76,172).
According to the 2011 official census, Ararat has a population of 260,367 (74,103 men and 133,146 women), forming around 8.6% of the entire population of Armenia. The urban population is 74,103 (28.46%) and the rural is 186,264 (71.54%). The province has 4 urban and 93 rural communities. The largest urban community is the provincial centre of Artashat, with a population of 22,269. The other urban centres are Ararat, Masis and Vedi.
With a population of 8,376, the village of
Ayntap is the largest rural municipality of Ararat.
Ethnic groups and religion
The majority of the Ararat Province population are ethnic Armenians who belong to the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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, icon = Armenian Apostolic Church logo.svg
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, a ...
. The regulating body of the church is the
Araratian Pontifical Diocese
Araratian Pontifical Diocese ( hy, Արարատյան Հայրապետական թեմ ''Araratyan Hayrapetakan t'em'') is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world, covering the city of Yereva ...
, headed by Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan (seat in Yerevan).
However, the village of
Verin Dvin
Verin Dvin ( hy, Վերին Դվին; formerly known as Aysori Dvin and Verkhniy Dvin, literally means ''Upper Dvin''), is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia located 30 kilometers south of Yerevan. The largest Assyrian community in Arme ...
is predominantly populated by
Assyrians belonging to the
Assyrian Church of the East
The Assyrian Church of the East,, ar, كنيسة المشرق الآشورية sometimes called Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East,; ar, كنيسة المشرق الآشورية الرسول ...
, whose ancestors migrated to Armenia from Iran during the 1st half of the 19th century. Almost half of the population of the village of
Dimitrov is also Assyrian. The provincial centre Artashat is also home to a small Assyrian community. The approximate number of the Assyrians in Ararat Province is around 2,500.
Administrative divisions
Ararat is currently divided into 95 municipal communities (''hamaynkner''), of which 4 are urban and 91 are rural:
Rural communities and included settlements:
*
Abovyan
Abovyan or Abovian ( hy, Աբովյան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of t ...
*
Araksavan
Araksavan ( hy, Արաքսավան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western ...
*
Aralez
*
Ararat
*
Arbat
Arbat Street (Russian ), mainly referred to in English as the Arbat, is a pedestrian street about one kilometer long in the historical centre of Moscow, Russia. The Arbat has existed since at least the 15th century, which makes it one of the ...
*
Arevabuyr
*
Argavand
*
Arevshat
Arevshat ( hy, Արևշատ) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.T ...
*
Armash
*
Avshar
*
Aygepat
*
Aygestan
Aygestan ( hy, Այգեստան) is a town in the Ararat (province), Ararat Province of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
References
*World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.comReport of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
...
*
Aygavan
Aygavan ( hy, Այգավան) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the Yerevan-Meghri highway, near the Yerevan- Nakhchivan railway, at a height of 840 meters above sea level.
Etymology
The village ...
*
Aygezard
*
Ayntap
*
Azatashen
*
Azatavan
Azatavan ( hy, Ազատավան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western As ...
*
Baghramyan
*
Bardzrashen
*
Berdik
*
Berkanush
*
Burastan
Burastan ( hy, Բուրաստան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western As ...
*
Byuravan
Byuravan ( hy, Բյուրավան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.
History
In 1936-1967 the village was engaged in cotton making, hence the name of the village - Bambakavan. In 1978, on the initiative ...
*
Dalar
*
Darakert
Darakert ( hy, Դարակերտ) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of ...
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Darbnik
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Dashtakar
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Dashtavan
Dashtavan ( hy, Դաշտավան) is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.Th ...
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Deghdzut
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Dimitrov
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Ditak
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Dvin
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Geghanist
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Getapnya
Getapnya ( hy, Գետափնյա, also Romanized as Getap’nya and Getapnia; until 1978,
AghjaghshlaghKiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 24, available online at thUS embassy to Armenia's website) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. ...
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Getazat
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Ghukasavan
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Ginevet
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Goravan
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Hayanist
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Hnaberd
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Hovtashat
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Hovtashen
Hovtashen ( hy, Հովտաշեն) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was founded in the 1920s, and initially was mostly populated by Azeri people. In the 1930s, Armenians from Surmalu, Nakhc ...
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Jrahovit
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Jrashen
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Kaghtsrashen
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Kanachut
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Khachpar
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Lanjar
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Lanjazat
Lanjazat ( hy, Լանջազատ, also Romanized as Landzhazat and Lendzhazat) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest ...
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Lusarat
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Lusashogh
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Marmarashen
Marmarashen ( hy, Մարմարաշեն, lit=Marble village), known until 1967 as Aghamzalu ( hy, Ախամզալու), Ադամյան, Ն., ed. Հայկական ՍՍՀ վարչա-տերիտորիալ բաժանումը. Երևան : Հայաստ ...
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Masis
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Mkhchyan
Mkhchyan ( hy, Մխչյան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border
The Armenia–Turkey border ( hy, Հայաստան–Թուրքիա սահման, translit=Hayastan–T ...
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Mrganush
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Mrgavan
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Mrgavet
Mrgavet ( hy, Մրգավետ) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.
References
*World Gazeteer: Armenia
– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Ararat Province
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Narek
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Nizami
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Nor Kharberd
Nor Kharberd ( hy, Նոր Խարբերդ) is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 4 kilometers south of Yerevan. Also there are population of Yazidis
Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, trans ...
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Nor Kyank
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Nor Kyurin
Nor Kyurin ( hy, Նոր Կյուրին, also Romanized as Nor Kurin) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Nor Kyurin means New Kyurin, pronounced jurinor yrinin Western Armenian. It was named after the city of Gürün, which is kn ...
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Nor Ughi
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Norabats
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Noramarg
Noramarg ( hy, Նորամարգ) is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.Th ...
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Norashen
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Noyakert
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Nshavan
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Paruyr Sevak
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Tigranashen
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Pokr Vedi
Pokr Vedi ( hy, Փոքր Վեդի) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.T ...
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Ranchpar
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Sayat-Nova
Sayat-Nova ( Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ ( сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա ( reformed); ka, საიათნოვა; ; ; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ''ashugh'', w ...
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Shahumyan
Shahumyan Province ( hy, Շահումյան, Shahumyan, also spelled ''Shaumyan'' and ''Shahumian'') is a claimed province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The capital of the province was K ...
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Sipanik
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Sis
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Sisavan
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Surenavan
Surenavan ( hy, Սուրենավան) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western ...
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Taperakan
Taperakan ( hy, Տափերական,also Romanized as Tap’erakan; formerly, KirovKiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 27, available online at thUS embassy to Armenia's website) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town used to be ...
*
Urtsadzor
Urtsadzor ( hy, Ուրցաձոր) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia containing the former village of Chimankend. The village was previously the administrative capital of the Gharabaghlar District which existed in 1937–1951 in Soviet ...
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Lanjanist
Lanjanist ( hy, Լանջանիստ) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.
References
* (as Kadrlu)
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Populated places in Ararat Province
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Shaghap
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Urtsalanj
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Vanashen
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Vardashat
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Vardashen
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Verin Artashat
Verin Artashat ( hy, Վերին Արտաշատ) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highland ...
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Verin Dvin
Verin Dvin ( hy, Վերին Դվին; formerly known as Aysori Dvin and Verkhniy Dvin, literally means ''Upper Dvin''), is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia located 30 kilometers south of Yerevan. The largest Assyrian community in Arme ...
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Vosketap
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Vostan
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Yeghegnavan
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Yeraskh
Yeraskh ( hy, Երասխ, formerly, Arazdayan) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the closest Armenian village to the closed border with Azerbaijan. The settlement is adjacent to Heydarabad, Azerbaijan across the border ...
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Zangakatun
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Zorak
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During the recent years, many rural settlements in Ararat became abandoned, including the village of
Kakavaberd
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd ( hy, Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian ''Kak’avaberd''; also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh ( hy, Գեղի բերդ ''Gełi Berd'') is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov For ...
.
Culture
There are cultural palaces as well as public libraries in the towns of Ararat, Artashat, Masis and Vedi. The provincial centre Artashat is also home to the Amo Kharazyan drama theatre.
The province has many art academies, sport schools and musical schools, mainly in the urban settlements.
The
House-museum of Vazgen Sargsyan is operating in the village of
Ararat since 2001.
Fortresses and archaeological sites
*
Ancient Artashat archaeological site,
* Ancient
Dvin archaeological site,
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Kakavaberd
Kakavaberd or Kaqavaberd ( hy, Կաքավաբերդ, Eastern Armenian ''Kak’avaberd''; also known as Geghi Berd, Keghi Berd or Kegh ( hy, Գեղի բերդ ''Gełi Berd'') is a fortress on a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at Khosrov For ...
fortress of the 4th century,
*
Tapi Fortress of the 10th century,
*
Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs
The Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs or Mausoleum of Turkmen emirs (, ) also known as Emir Pir-Hussein Mausoleum, is a Turcoman mausoleum erected in 1413 and located in the village of Argavand, Ararat Province, on the outskirts of the Armenian c ...
in
Argavand, built in 1413.
Churches and monasteries
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Aghjots Vank
Aghjots Vank ( hy, Աղջոց վանք); also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght ( hy, Գողթի Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք), is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov ...
monastery of the 13th century,
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Hovhannes Karapaet Monastery Hovhannes ( (Armenian orthography reform, reformed); (Classical Armenian orthography, classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for John (given name), John. (Compare with Ioannes (given name), Ioannes in Greek or Johannes ...
near
Shaghap, from the 13th century,
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Khor Virap
Khor Virap ( hy, Խոր Վիրապ, lit=deep dungeon) is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monaster ...
monastery of the 17th century.
Transportation
The M-2 Motorway that connects the capital Yerevan with southern Armenia and the Iranian border, passes through the Ararat Province.
The towns of Artashat and Ararat used to have a railway station that connected Yerevan with the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...
during the Soviet years.
Economy
Agriculture and viticulture
Being located at the fertile
Ararat plain, the province contributes with 15% in the annual total agricultural product of Armenia. Around 75% (1,567 km
2) of the total area of the province are
arable land
Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the ...
s, out of which 17.23% (270 km
2) are ploughed.
Orchards mainly produce grapes, apricot and peach. Other products include pear, apple, melon, watermelon, eggplant, grains and dry seed. Ararat is among the leading provinces of Armenia in
wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
production in terms of grape cultivation and wine export (along with the provinces of Ararat and Vayots Dzor).
The irrigation infrastructure of the province is quite developed. 90% of the farmlands are irrigated, mainly using canals opened from the rivers of Vedi and
Azat
Azat ( hy, ազատ; plural ազատք ''azatkʿ'', collective ազատանի ''azatani'') was a class of Armenian nobility; the term came to designate the middle and lower nobility originally, in contrast to the ''naxarark'' who were the great ...
.
The
Geghanist village has a specialized plant in producing fertilizers and irrigation system design.
The province has 2 large poultry farms in the village of
Kaghtsrashen and the town of Masis.
Recently,
fish farming
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Fish farming or ...
has significantly developed in the province. The largest fish farming ponds are located at the vicinity of
Armash village.
Industry
Ararat is among the most industrialized provinces of Armenia with many large industrial firms. It currently has a contribution of 10% in the annual total industrial product of Armenia.
*Production of alcoholic drinks is among the leading sectors in Ararat with a large number of factories spread all over the communities of the province. Major producers of the province include:
**Aregak Brandy Factory, founded in 1889 in
Dalar (privatized in 1992).
**Ararat Wine Factory, founded in 1903 in Ararat village.
**Artashat Vincon Winery, founded in 1905 in
Mkhchyan
Mkhchyan ( hy, Մխչյան) is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border
The Armenia–Turkey border ( hy, Հայաստան–Թուրքիա սահման, translit=Hayastan–T ...
(privatized in 1995).
**Ararat Cognac Factory AKZ for brandy and wine, opened in 1932 in
Avshar.
**Aygezard Wine Factory, founded in 1936 in
Aygepat.
**
Vedi Alco Winery for wine, brandy and vodka, founded in 1956 in
Ginevet (privatized in 1994).
**
Avshar Wine Factory for wine, brandy and vodka, founded in 1968 in
Avshar (privatized in 1995).
**Yeraskh Wine Factory, founded in 1970 in
Yeraskh
Yeraskh ( hy, Երասխ, formerly, Arazdayan) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the closest Armenian village to the closed border with Azerbaijan. The settlement is adjacent to Heydarabad, Azerbaijan across the border ...
.
**Van 777 Winery for wine and brandy, founded in 1992 in
Taperakan
Taperakan ( hy, Տափերական,also Romanized as Tap’erakan; formerly, KirovKiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 27, available online at thUS embassy to Armenia's website) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town used to be ...
.
**Agatat-Gold Winery for wine, brandy and vodka, founded in 2007 in
Nor Kyurin
Nor Kyurin ( hy, Նոր Կյուրին, also Romanized as Nor Kurin) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Nor Kyurin means New Kyurin, pronounced jurinor yrinin Western Armenian. It was named after the city of Gürün, which is kn ...
.
**Shato Arno Winery for wine and brandy, founded in 2002 in Ayntap.
**Tavinko Winery for wine and brandy, founded in 2006 in
Taperakan
Taperakan ( hy, Տափերական,also Romanized as Tap’erakan; formerly, KirovKiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 27, available online at thUS embassy to Armenia's website) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. The town used to be ...
.
**Mrganush Brandy Factory for vodka and brandy, opened in 2002 in
Mrganush
**Shaumyan-Vin Winery (wine, brandy, vodka), opened in 2006 in
Shahumyan
Shahumyan Province ( hy, Շահումյան, Shahumyan, also spelled ''Shaumyan'' and ''Shahumian'') is a claimed province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The capital of the province was K ...
.
**Shaumyan Alco for brandy and vodka, opened in 2007 in
Artashat.
**Abrikon Distillery for apricot vodka, opened in 2010 in
Ararat village.
**"
Proshyan Brandy Factory
Proshyan Brandy Factory (), is one of the oldest producers of alcoholic drinks in Armenia, located in Yerevan, on the Ashtarak Highway leading to the village of Proshyan. The factory is mainly famous for its brandy brand 'Mané''.
History
Origina ...
-Aygestan Branch", in
Aygestan
Aygestan ( hy, Այգեստան) is a town in the Ararat (province), Ararat Province of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
References
*World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.comReport of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
...
.
*Preserved food production is also developed in the province. The "Artfood" Artashat Cannery (since 1961), the "Araratyan LLC" for dairy products in Kaghtsrashen, the "Lula LLC" for dairy products in Dalar, and the "Armenian Dried Fruits" plant of Surenavan (since 2007) are the leading firms in this sector.
*The town of
Masis has an industrial hub that is home to many large firms. The town is a major centre for tobacco products in Armenia with its two factories: the "Masis Tobacco" company (SINCE 1999) and the "International Masis Tabak" company (since 2002). Other industries of Masis include the "ElektraMachTrade" factory for industrial equipments (since 1979), the "Grand-Master" corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturing ang label printing factory (since 1995), the "Masis Garun" clothing factory (since 1995), the "Berma" plant for asphalt concrete (since 1997), and the "Medical Horizon" factory for drugs and pharmaceuticals (since 2005).
*The town of
Ararat is home to the "
Ararat Cement" factory and the "Geopromining Gold" recovery plant. However, there is a major controversy over the pollution and the toxic waste caused by the various enterprises based on the manufacturing of building materials and the gold processing facility in the town of Ararat. The Ararat Gold Recovery extracts gold from the raw ore sent from the
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in
Sotk
Sotk ( hy, Սոթք) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, well known for its gold mines.
Etymology
According to J. Markwart and N. Adonts, the name Sotk may be connected to the name of a tribe called ''Tsavde'' (''atsvots'') me ...
located east of
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
.
[''Behind Gold's Luster Lie Lands Torn Asunder and Urgent Questions''](_blank)
, Hetq Online, May 19, 2008. About 0.46 grams of gold is extracted from each ton of sand unearthed at the mines. The extraction process involves first pulverizing the raw material, and then filtering out the gold using a cyanide nitrate chemical process.
The soupy byproduct of the cyanide nitrate chemical process is both toxic and radioactive and collects in a tailing dam. There have been numerous incidents of animals dying near and around the plant's area.
Also, within the years 2003 and 2008, there have been at least 10 accidents at the plant, some of which have resulted in the discharge of the cyanide soup into neighboring agricultural lands and fisheries, killing off cows and fish stock.
*Other major firms in the province include the "AraratShin" construction company and building materials producers in Ararat (since 1984), the "Manana Stone" plant for building materials in
Surenavan
Surenavan ( hy, Սուրենավան) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western ...
(since 1995), the "Vedi Plast" plastic products plant (since 1998) in Vedi, the "Zovashen" company for electrical power plants in
Lanjazat
Lanjazat ( hy, Լանջազատ, also Romanized as Landzhazat and Lendzhazat) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest ...
(since 2001), the "Abit" Armenian-Russian asphalt factory (since 2009) in Surenavan, the "Izipanel"
sandwich panel
A sandwich panel is any structure made of three layers: a low-density core ( PIR, mineral wool, XPS), and a thin skin-layer bonded to each side. Sandwich panels are used in applications where a combination of high structural rigidity and low ...
s manufacturing plant in Artashat (since 2012), the "Ararat Group" mineral water factory in Artashat (since 2012), the "Kavashen" plant for building materials in Ararat, and the "Travertine" stone-processing plant in Vedi.
Tourism
The
Khor Virap
Khor Virap ( hy, Խոր Վիրապ, lit=deep dungeon) is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monaster ...
monastery is among the regular tourist destinations in Ararat Province. The ancient settlements of
Artaxata
Artashat ( hy, Արտաշատ); Hellenized as Artaxata ( el, Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata ( grc, Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I; the founder of t ...
and
Dvin are among the attractive sites for archaeologists.
The province is home to many protected areas of nature including the
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve ( hy, Խոսրովի անտառ պետական արգելոց), is a nature reserve in Ararat Province of Armenia. The reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in the world having a history of about 1700 years. ...
, the
Goravan Sands Sanctuary Goravan Sands Sanctuary, is a state protected area in Ararat Province, Armenia.
General information
The Goravan Sands Sanctuary is a protected nature area within the Ararat Province of Armenia. The reservation was established by the government of ...
and the Khor Virap Wildlife Sanctuary.
Education
As of the 2015-16 educational year, Ararat Province has 112 schools, out of which 107 are operated by the province administration, while 5 are under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education and Science. As of the end of 2015, the number of the students in the schools of the province is 31,457.
There are many public libraries and cultural houses in the towns of Artashat, Ararat, Masis and Vedi.
However, there are no higher education institutions in the province.
Sport
Araks Ararat founded in 1960 had represented the province in domestic and international football competitions. However, the club was and dissolved in 2001 due to financial difficulties.
At the end of 2001, another football club with the name of
FC Araks
Araks Ararat FC ( hy, Արաքս Արարատ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), is a defunct Armenian association football, football club from the town of Ararat, Armenia, Ararat, Ararat Province.
Club history
The club was founded in 1960 as ...
was founded in Ararat, but lasted only 4 years before being dissolved.
FC Dvin Artashat
Dvin Artashat ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Դվին Արտաշատ), is a defunct Armenian football club from Artashat, Ararat Province. It was founded in 1982 under the name Olympia Artashat. After the independence of Armenia, the ...
founded in 1982, was also a prominent football club in the province. The remained in professional football until 1999, before being dissolved like most Armenian football clubs outside the capital Yerevan.
Masis FC played in the domestic completions between 1992 and 1994 when they were also dissolved.
There are 2 stadiums in the province: the
Ayg Stadium
Ayg Stadium ( hy, Այգ Մարզադաշտ) is an all-seater stadium, all-seater association football, football stadium in Ararat, Armenia, Ararat, Armenia. It was last home to the Armenian Premier League club Impulse FC, Impulse from Dilijan. ...
of Ararat and the
Artashat City Stadium. The latter is the regular home of the annual National Athletics Championship of Armenia.
Gallery
File:Dvin Capital.jpg, Capital of Saint Gregory Cathedral, ancient Dvin
File:Աղջոց վանք 02.jpg, The remains of Aghjots Vank
Aghjots Vank ( hy, Աղջոց վանք); also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght ( hy, Գողթի Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք), is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov ...
monastery
File:Ուրծի լեռներ 15.jpg, Mount Kotuts of the Urts mountain range at the centre of the province
File:Khosrov forest, Armenia.jpg, Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve ( hy, Խոսրովի անտառ պետական արգելոց), is a nature reserve in Ararat Province of Armenia. The reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in the world having a history of about 1700 years. ...
File:Nor Kyurin.JPG, Ararat from Nor Kyurin
Nor Kyurin ( hy, Նոր Կյուրին, also Romanized as Nor Kurin) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Nor Kyurin means New Kyurin, pronounced jurinor yrinin Western Armenian. It was named after the city of Gürün, which is kn ...
village
See also
*
Ayrarat
Ayrarat () was the central province of the ancient kingdom Armenia, located in the plain of the upper Aras River. Most of the historical capitals of Armenia were located in this province, including Armavir, Yervandashat, Artashat, Vagharshapat ...
*
Gelaysor
Gelaysor is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
The province is named after ...
*
Ipakly
*
Kharatlu
*
Nerkin Kamarlu
*
Niavan
*
Sardzhalar
*
Shorlu
*
Urartu
Urartu (; Assyrian: ',Eberhard Schrader, ''The Cuneiform inscriptions and the Old Testament'' (1885), p. 65. Babylonian: ''Urashtu'', he, אֲרָרָט ''Ararat'') is a geographical region and Iron Age kingdom also known as the Kingdom of Va ...
References
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