page_title: Ararat Province
section_title: Agriculture and viticulture
hierarchical_section_title: Ararat Province / Economy / Agriculture and viticulture
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Chor Wirap. Prowincja Ararat, Armenia. English: Khor Virap. Ararat Province, Armenia. Русский: Хор Вирап. Араратская область, Армения. Հայերեն: Խոր Վիրապ. Արարատի մարզ, Հայաստան. This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID 3.49/1
context_page_description: Ararat, is a province 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.
context_section_description: Being located at the fertile Ararat plain, the province contributes with 15% in the annual total agricultural product of Armenia. Around 75% (1,567 km²) of the total area of the province are arable lands, out of which 17.23% (270 km²) 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 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.
  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 has significantly developed in the province. The largest fish farming ponds are located at the vicinity of Armash village.
caption: Vineyards near Khor Virap
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