Ark or ARK may refer to:

Biblical narratives and religion

* Noah's Ark, the massive vessel to save the world's animals from a flood *

Ark of bulrushes The ark of bulrushes () was a container which, according to the episode known as the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus, carried the infant Moses. The ark, containing the three-month-old baby Moses, was placed in reeds by the river ...

, the boat of the infant Moses *

Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, was a religious storage chest and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites. Religious tradition describes it as a wooden storage chest decorat ...

, the chest for the tablets of the Ten Commandments *

Torah ark A Torah ark (also known as the ''hekhal'', , or ''aron qodesh'', ) is an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls. History The ark is also known as the ''ark of law'', or in Hebrew the ''Aron Kodesh'' () or ''aron ha-Kod ...

, a cabinet used to store a synagogue's Torah scrolls

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

* Ark, a planet in the

Noon Universe The Noon Universe (Russian language, Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a future history, fictional future setting for a number of hard science fict ...

* ''Ark'' (Transformers), a spacecraft * ARK, space colony in video games ''

Sonic Adventure 2 is a 2001 platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It features two Conflict between good and evil, good-vs-evil stories: Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and K ...

'' and ''

Shadow the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game developers Takashi Iizuka (game designer), Takashi Iizuka, Shiro Maekawa, and Kazuyuki Hoshino. He is a major character in Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. An Anthropomorphism, anthropomorph ...

'' * Ark, in video game ''

Terranigma is a 1995 action role-playing game developed by Quintet (company), Quintet for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), with mangaka, manga artist Kamui Fujiwara acting as the character designer. The game tells the story of the Earth's re ...

'' * The Ark (''Halo''), control station * The Ark, space station in TV series ''

The 100 The 100 or The Hundred may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * The 100 (novel series), ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass ...

'' * The Ark, the main setting of the game '' Brink'' * The Ark, fictional band from

Alice Oseman Alice May Oseman (born 16 October 1994) is an English author and illustrator of young adult fiction. She secured her first publishing deal at 17 and published her first novel ''Solitaire'' in 2014. Her novels include ''Radio Silence'', ''I Was ...

's novel ''I Was Born For This'' * The Ark of Truth, in '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth''

Film and television

* ''Ark'' (film), a 2005 animated science fiction film * ''Ark'', a 1970 short film by

Rolf Forsberg Rolf Forsberg (July 12, 1925 – February 16, 2017) was an American playwright, film and theater director. Biography Forsberg is known for directing films such as '' The Late Great Planet Earth'' and '' Parable'', a film produced for the '' 1 ...

* ''Ark'' (web series), a 2010 science fiction series by Trey Stokes * '' Ark: The Animated Series'', a 2024 TV series based on the video game ''Ark: Survival Evolved'' * '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'', a 2008 military science fiction film sequel to the TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' * ''The Ark'' (film), a 2015 biblical BBC TV film * ''The Ark'' (''Doctor Who''), a 1966 ''Doctor Who'' TV serial * ''The Ark'' (TV series), a 2023 American science fiction TV series * "The Ark", a 2007 episode of ''Stargate Atlantis'' season 3 * ''

The Ark in Space ''The Ark in Space'' is the second serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created ...

'', a 1975 ''Doctor Who'' TV serial

Gaming

* '' Ark: Survival Evolved'', a 2017 video game

Literature

* ''Ark'' (novel), by Stephen Baxter, 2009 * ''ARK'', a long poem by Ronald Johnson (1935–1998) * "Ark", 2019 poem by

Simon Armitage Simon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. He has published over 20 collections of poetr ...

to commemorate launch of ''RRS Sir David Attenborough'' * ''The Ark'', a weekly newspaper in

Tiburon, California Tiburon ( ; , ) is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It is located on the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. It shares a ZIP code (94920) with the smaller incorporated city of Belvedere (formerly ...

Music

Bands

Ark (British band) Ark, stylized as arK, are a musical group formed around Birmingham and The Black Country, England. Originally active from c.1985 to c.1995, the band reformed in 2010. The group's sound is a mixture of progressive rock and pop rock Pop roc ...

, a 1985 melodic rock band *

Ark (Bangladeshi band) Ark is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in 1991 in Dhaka City by keyboardist Ashiquzzaman Tulu. The original founder members are Ashiquzzaman Tulu, Ridwan Nabi Pancham and Shamim. As of 2017, the band line-up re-consists of lead vocalist Syed ...

, a 1991 Bangladeshi rock band *

The Ark (Swedish band) The Ark are a Swedish glam rock band formed in 1991 and disbanded in 2011. They released five studio albums and became one of the most successful groups in Scandinavia. They made their breakthrough in 2000 with the song " It Takes a Fool to Re ...

, a 1991 Swedish glam-rock band *

Ark (Norwegian band) ARK was a progressive metal band from Norway founded by guitarist Tore Østby ( Conception, D. C. Cooper, Frankie's Playground, Redrum) and drummer John Macaluso (TNT, Riot, Spread Eagle, Alex Masi, Yngwie Malmsteen, Powermad), who later jo ...

, a 1999 progressive metal band * The Ark, a 2015 South Korean girl group with members including

Euna Kim Euna Kim (; born October 27, 1994), is an American retired singer and rapper, previously based in South Korea. She appeared as a contestant on the South Korean survival reality shows '' Superstar K 3'' (2011), ''Unpretty Rapstar 3'' (2016), and ' ...

and

Lee Su-ji Lee Su-ji (; born March 20, 1998), also known mononymously as Suji and Halla, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group The Ark and later was a member of the project girl group UNI.T. She was al ...

Albums and songs

* ''Ark'' (The Animals album), 1983, by the original members of the Animals * ''Ark'' (Brendan Perry album), 2010 * ''Ark'' (Crossfaith album), 2024 * ''Ark'' (In Hearts Wake album), 2017 * ''Ark'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), 1999 * ''Ark'' (We Are the Ocean album), 2015 * ''Ark'', 2020 reissue of ''

Here Comes the Indian ''Here Comes the Indian'', later reissued as ''Ark'', is the first album by the American experimental pop band Animal Collective under that name, which released June 17, 2003 on Paw Tracks. It is the first release by the group on which all four m ...

'', a 2003 album by Animal Collective * ''The Ark'' (album), by Frank Zappa, 1991 * ''The Ark'' (EP), by Swedish band The Ark, 1996 * "The Ark", a song by Dr. Dog from the 2008 album ''

Fate Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predeterminism, predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words wiktionary ...

Businesses and organizations

Ark (charity) Absolute Return for Kids (branded as Ark) is an international children's educational charity based in London, UK. Ark is a registered charity under English law. In its reporting year 2017–18, excluding its few subsidiaries, it saw gross i ...

, international children's educational charity, parent organisation of Ark Schools *

Ark (organisation) The Ark () is an international project that aims to support Russian emigration during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian emigrants who oppose Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and seek refuge abroad. Led ...

, international project helping Russian emigrants *

Ark Airways Ark Airways is a cargo airline from Armenia, founded in 2010. It has its main hub at the Zvartnots International Airport. Its fleet consists of a B747-200 and seven Ilyushin Il-76/78/A-50 aircraft. It is currently banned from flying into the ...

, a cargo airline from Armenia *

Ark Clothing Ark Clothing was part of Ark Fashion Limited which was subsidiary of JD Sports PLC - consisting of five stores, and an e-commerce store based in the United Kingdom. They were official stockists to a number of branded fashion labels. The men's ...

, former subsidiary of JD Sports PLC *

Ark Diecast Ark was a Japanese company that produced a series of die-cast toy, die-cast metal monster toys sold under the brand name "Arklon." It was founded as a sales and marketing subsidiary of famed Japanese toy manufacturer Bullmark. After Bullmark's bankr ...

, toy company *

Ark Ecological NGO Ark Ecological NGO (also known as Ark Armenia) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2013 working for sustainable development, especially through projects of ecotourism, permaculture and fitness in Syunik Province, Armenia.{{cite web, url= ...

, in Armenia *

Ark Invest ARK Investment Management LLC (commonly referred to as "ARK" or "ARK Invest") is an American investment management firm based in St. Petersburg, Florida, that manages several actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and the ARK Venture Fu ...

, American asset management firm * ARK Music Factory, American musical composition and production company * ARK Theatre Company, in Los Angeles, California, US *

ARK Logic ARK Logic, Inc., simply known as ARK (an abbreviation of Advanced Rendering Kernels), was an American computer graphics hardware company active from 1993 to 2002 and based in San Jose, California. The company designed a number of 2D graphics proce ...

, American computer graphics hardware company

Places

Buildings

Ark of Bukhara The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. In addition to being a military structure, the Ark encompassed what was essentially a town that, ...

, Uzbekistan *

The Ark (Duke University) The Ark is a building on the East Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It serves as an instructional and rehearsal studio for the Duke Dance Program. Built in 1898 as Angier B. Duke Gymnasium, The Ark became the first home for the ...

, US, a dance studio *

The Ark (folk venue) The Ark, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a nationally known acoustic and folk music venue. It has been in existence in various locations since 1965. It currently seats about 400 and features more than 300 live performances each year. Artists who have ...

, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US *

The Ark (Prince Edward Island) The Ark was a bioshelter constructed in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, designed by architects David Bergmark and Ole Hammarlund, who relocated from the United States to design the project under their firm's name Solsearch Architects. The other m ...

, Canada, a bioshelter *

The Ark (Tadcaster) The Ark is a historic building on Kirkgate in Tadcaster, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 15th century, and was altered in the 17th century. A tradition claims that the Pilgrim Fathers met at the bui ...

, England, a historic building * The Ark, London, England, an office block

Settlements

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

, United States *

Ark, Iran (disambiguation) Ark, Iran () may refer to: * Ark, Bojnord, a village in Bojnord County, North Khorasan Province * Ark, Fariman, a village in Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan Province * Ark, Jajrom, a village in Jajrom County, North Khorasan Province * Ark, Jowayin, ...

, several places *

Ark, Missouri Ark is a ghost town in Dent County, Missouri, Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. A post office called Ark was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1915. The community was a shipping point of lumber. See also * List of gh ...

, United States *

Ark, Virginia Ark is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Ark is located on U.S. Route 17 and Virginia State Route 14 west-northwest of Gloucester Courthouse. Ark has a post office A post office is a public facili ...

, United States *

SAO Bosanska Krajina The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Bosanska Krajina () was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was sometimes called the Autonomous Oblast of Krajina, or the Autonomous Region of Krajina (ARK). SAO ...

, or Autonomous Region of Krajina (ARK), in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other places

* The Ark (Antarctica), a rock summit

Science and technology

* Ark (search engine), a people search engine * Ark (software), a file archiver and compressor *

Archival Resource Key An Archival Resource Key (ARK) is a multi-purpose URL suited to being a persistent identifier for information objects of any type. It is widely used by libraries, data centers, archives, museums, publishers, and government agencies to provide re ...

, a multi-purpose URL * Ark Linux, a software distribution founded by

Bernhard Rosenkränzer Bernhard Rosenkränzer (born February 18, 1977) is the founder and main developer of Ark Linux (later merged into OpenMandriva) and a contributor to various other free software projects such as KDE and OpenOffice.org. To many in the Linux comm ...

* Archaeological Recording Kit, software for recording and disseminating archaeological data * Ark Compiler, a Huawei unified compilation and runtime platform

Transportation

Ark (river boat) In early periods of North American industrial development, an ark was a temporary boat used for river transport in eastern North America before slack-water canals (a lock system and appropriate dams allowing two way travel) and railroads made the ...

, a temporary boat used in river transport in eastern North America * ''The Ark'' (ship), used in founding the province of Maryland * ''The Ark'', a floating laboratory ship, later University Marine Biological Station Millport, Scotland * The ''Ark'', an unfinished sculpture in the form of a functional ship by

Kea Tawana Kea Tawana (c. 1935 – August 4, 2016) was an American artist known for creating the ''Ark'', an 86-foot-long, three-story high ship she built in Newark, New Jersey, starting in 1982. For decades she had collected salvaged wood, stained glass, an ...

in Newark, New Jersey, US *

Arusha Airport Arusha Airport (''Uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha'' in Swahili) is a domestic airport located in Olasiti ward of the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new ...

, Tanzania, IATA airport code ARK * Arkadelphia station, Arkansas, US, Amtrak station code ARK *

Armoured Ramp Carrier This is a list of specialist variants of the British Churchill tank. Churchill Oke A Churchill Mark II or Mark III with a flamethrower. Developed for the Dieppe Raid, amphibious raid on Dieppe in 1942, the Oke flamethrowing tank was named aft ...

(ARK), a specialist armoured vehicle

Other uses

* Ark Prize of the Free Word, a literary prize *

Armijska Ratna Komanda D-0 The Armijska Ratna Komanda D-0 (full civil designation in sh-Latn-Cyrl, Vojni objekat Armijska Ratna Komanda ARK D-0, Армијска Ратна Команда, Army War Command), also known as the Ark, ARK/D-0, Atomska Ratna Komanda, and nickn ...

, or the Ark, a nuclear bunker in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

ARK (Northern Ireland) ARK (Access Research Knowledge) is a Northern Irish website which was established in 2000 by researchers at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University Ulster University (; Ulster Scots: or ), legally the University of Ulster, is a mu ...

(Access Research Knowledge), Northern Irish website