Ararat Province

Ararat () is a province (marz) o Armenie wi its caipital in Artashat.  Namit efter Munt Ararat, the province borders Turkey tae the wast an Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic tae the sooth. It surroonds the Karki exclave o Nakhichevan which haes been controlled bi Armenie syne its captur in Mey 1992 durin the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Twa umwhile Armenie caipitals are locatit in this region (Artashat (Artaxata) an Dvin) as well as the Khor Virap monastery, significant as the place o Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year impreesonment an the closest point tae Munt Ararat athin Armenie borders.

Ararat borders the follaein marzer:
Armavir - northwast
Kotayk - north
Gegharkunik - east
Vayots Dzor - sootheast
Ararat an aw borders Yerevan in the north, atween its borders wi Armavir an Kotayk.

In 1993 an again in 1995, CYMA (Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia) operatit frae Ararat province, biggin commonty centres, renovatin schuils, managin a childer's day camp an distributin aid tae faimilies affectit bi the Nagorno-Karabakh War.  CYMA co-foonders Airchbishop Hovnan Derderian an Ronald Alepian chose Ararat due tae its well-organisit youth muivement.  

Commonties
The province o Ararat consists o the follaein 97 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 4 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 93 are considered rural. The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Artashat Masis Ararat Abovyan
Araksavan
Arevshat
Artashat
Aygepat
Aygestan
Aygezard
Azatavan
Baghramyan
Bardzrashen
Berdik
Berkanush
Burastan
Byuravan
Dalar
Deghdzut
Dimitrov
Ditak
Dvin
Getazat
Hnaberd
Hovtashen
Jrashen
Kaghtsrashen
Kanachut
Lanjazat
Masis (veelage)
Mkhchyan
Mrganush
Mrgavan
Mrgavet
Narek
Norashen
Nshavan
Shahumyan
Vardashen
Verin Artashat
Verin Dvin
VostanArbat
Arevabuyr
Argavand
Ayntap
Azatashen
Darakert
Darbnik
Dashtavan
Dzorak
Geghanist
Getapnya
Ghukasavan
Hayanist
Hovtashat
Jrahovit
Khachpar
Marmarashen
Masis
Nizami
Nor Kharberd
Nor Kyurin
Norabats
Noramarg
Ranchpar
Sayat-Nova
Sipanik 
SisAralez
Ararat
Ararat (veelage)
Armash
Avshar 
Aygavan
Dashtakar
Goravan
Lanjanist
Lanjar
Lusarat
Lusashogh
Nor Kyank
Nor Ughi
Noyakert
Paruyr Sevak
Pokr Vedi
Shaghap
Sisavan
Surenavan
Taperakan
Urtsadzor
Urtsalanj
Vanashen
Vardashat
Vedi
Vedu ginu gortsaranin kits
Vosketap
Yeghegnavan
Yeraskh
Zangakatun

Gallery

 References 

See an aw
 Urartu
 Ayrarat

Category:Provinces o Armenie