Ararat, Armenia
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Ararat Արարատ |
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World War II memorial in Ararat
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 Ararat
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| Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 44°42′52″E / 39.80944°N 44.71444°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hayk Haykian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 20,235 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| Website | Official web |
| Sources: Population | |
Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 44°42′52″E / 39.80944°N 44.71444°E
Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ), is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Yerevan and 19 km (12 mi) south of the provincial centre Artashat. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 20,235.
The cement factory of Ararat has been operating since 1927 along with few apartments to accommodate the workers. In 1930, the settlement was officially formed as a labour accommodation area. In 1935, it was merged with the nearby village of Davalu and renamed Ararat in 1947, after the nearby biblical Mountains of Ararat.
Ararat was developed as an industrial centre and considered an urban-type settlement. However, due to its rapid growth and the gradual increase of the population, Ararat was given the status of a town in 1962.
Ararat is situated at the east of the central part of modern-day Armenia, occupying the southeastern part of the Ararat plain, only 7 km east of Araks river on the Armenia-Turkey border. Historically, the current territory of the town was part of the Vostan Hayots canton of Ayrarat province of Ancient Armenia.
At an approximate height of 825 meters above sea level, the town is surrounded by the villages of Avshar at the northwest, and Ararat at the west and the south. The Goravan Sands Sanctuary is located at the northeast of the town, while the mountains of Urts dominate over the town from the east and the north.
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