Ararat ( hy, Արարատ) is a major village in the
Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') 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 ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
, located 14 km south of the provincial centre
Artashat. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 7,609.
2011 Armenia census, Ararat Province
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It hosted to the first CYMA – Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia
CYMA - Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia - is a volunteer-run humanitarian and student exchange program in support of Armenia created by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and Ronald Alepian.
Program Description
CYMA, the Canadian Youth Mission to A ...
led by Ronald Alepian in 1993. The village is home to the Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum
Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum ( hy, Վազգեն Սարգսյանի տուն-թանգարան) is a house-museum located in the Ararat village of Ararat Province, Armenia. It was opened in 2001 and located on Garegin Nzhdeh street. The museum is ...
.
Famous natives
*Vazgen Sargsyan
Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan ( hy, Վազգեն Զավենի Սարգսյան, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from ...
, assassinated Prime Minister of Armenia.
*Aram Sargsyan
Aram Zaveni Sargsyan ( hy, Արամ Զավենի Սարգսյան; 2 January 1961) is an Armenian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000.
He is the younger brother of Vazgen Sargsyan. In 2001, he fou ...
, former Prime Minister of Armenia.
See also
* Ararat Province
Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') 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 ...
References
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Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Populated places in Ararat Province
Erivan Governorate
Yazidi populated places in Armenia
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