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Ararat (province)

Ararat
Արարատ
Province
Location of Ararat within Armenia
Location of Ararat within Armenia
Coordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E / 39.917°N 44.717°E / 39.917; 44.717Coordinates: 39°55′N 44°43′E / 39.917°N 44.717°E / 39.917; 44.717
Country Armenia
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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