page_title: Ararat Plain
section_title: Agriculture
hierarchical_section_title: Ararat Plain / Agriculture
caption_attribution_description: English: Ararat plain and Metsamor town from the plane, Armavir town and Mount Arteni in the background.
context_page_description: The Ararat Plain, alternatively known as the Iğdır Plain, is one of the largest plains of the Armenian Plateau. It stretches west of the Sevan basin, at the foothills of the Geghama mountains. In the north, the plain borders on Mount Aragats, and Mount Ararat in the south. It is divided into two sections by the Aras River, the northern part located in Armenia, and the southern part in Turkey. Turkish part of the plain is an Important Bird Area.
context_section_description: The Ararat plain makes up 4% of Armenia's total land area, and yet it yields 40% of Armenia's farm production. In Turkish part of the plain, apricot is widely produced on a 1,525 ha-area.
caption: Aerial view of the Ararat plain around Metsamor and Armavir
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