Ararat (province)
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Ararat Արարատ |
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| Province | |
.svg) Location of Ararat within Armenia |
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| Coordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E / 39.917°N 44.717°ECoordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E / 39.917°N 44.717°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
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Capital and largest city |
Artashat |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Aramayis Grigoryan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,090 km2 (810 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9th |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 260,367 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 0601-0823 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM.AR |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM02 |
| Website | Official website |
Ararat (Armenian: , Armenian pronunciation: [ɑɾɑˈɾɑt]), is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat.
The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic from the south. It surrounds the Karki exclave of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Domestically, Ararat is bordered by Armavir Province from the northwest, Kotayk Province from the north, Gegharkunik Province from the east, Vayots Dzor Province from the southeast and the city of Yerevan from the north.
Two former capitals of Armenia are located in the modern-day Ararat Province, Artaxata and Dvin. It is also home to the Khor Virap monastery, significant as the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment and the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders.
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