page_title: Ararat Province
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Ararat Province / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Artashat, center Deutsch: Artaschat, Zentrum
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: Ararat is currently divided into 95 municipal communities (hamaynkner), of which 4 are urban and 91 are rural:
  Rural communities and included settlements:
  Abovyan
  Araksavan
  Aralez
  Ararat
  Arbat
  Arevabuyr
  Argavand
  Arevshat
  Armash
  Avshar
  Aygepat
  Aygestan
  Aygavan
  Aygezard
  Ayntap
  Azatashen
  Azatavan
  Baghramyan
  Bardzrashen
  Berdik
  Berkanush
  Burastan
  Byuravan
  Dalar
  Darakert
  Darbnik
  Dashtakar
  Dashtavan
  Deghdzut
  Dimitrov
  Ditak
  Dvin
  Geghanist
  Getapnya
  Getazat
  Ghukasavan
  Ginevet
  Goravan
  Hayanist
  Hnaberd
  Hovtashat
  Hovtashen
  Jrahovit
  Jrashen
  Kaghtsrashen
  Kanachut
  Khachpar
  Lanjar
  Lanjazat
  Lusarat
  Lusashogh
  Marmarashen
  Masis
  Mkhchyan
  Mrganush
  Mrgavan
  Mrgavet
  Narek
  Nizami
  Nor Kharberd
  Nor Kyank
  Nor Kyurin
  Nor Ughi
  Norabats
  Noramarg
  Norashen
  Noyakert
  Nshavan
  Paruyr Sevak
  Tigranashen
  Pokr Vedi
  Ranchpar
  Sayat-Nova
  Shahumyan
  Sipanik
  Sis
  Sisavan
  Surenavan
  Taperakan
  Urtsadzor
  Lanjanist
  Shaghap
  Urtsalanj
  Vanashen
  Vardashat
  Vardashen
  Verin Artashat
  Verin Dvin
  Vosketap
  Vostan
  Yeghegnavan
  Yeraskh
  Zangakatun
  Zorak
  During the recent years, many rural settlements in Ararat became abandoned, including the village of Kakavaberd.
caption: Ararat Province administration in Artashat
exif: {"Image DateTime": "2014:02:28 15:21:42", "Image ExifOffset": "58", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "106", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "4517"}