Ararat Province

Արարատ
Արարատ
Province
	Location of Ararat within Armenia
	Coordinates: 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	120.546/km2 (312.21/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

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.

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]

Ararat Province Media

Yerakh mountains at the central part of the province
Spitakasar mountain (3560 m.)
Drawing of the central square of the ancient Armenian capital city of Dvin. The main cathedral of St. Grigor (3rd-5th century), with a small church of St. Sarkis to the right (6th century), and the residence of the Catholicos on the left (5th century)
The Mausoleum of Kara Koyunlu emirs in Argavand, 1413
The village of Verin Dvin, predominantly populated by Assyrians
Ararat Province administration in Artashat
Kakavaberd fortress of the 4th century
Hovhannes Karapaet Monastery of the 13th century
The Apricot Garden near Artashat
Vineyards near Khor Virap