Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ) is a major village in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 14 km south of the provincial centre Artashat. . In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 7,609.[1]

Ararat Արարատ
The House-Museum of Vazgen Sargsyan in Ararat
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Coordinates: 39°49′49″N 44°42′09″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Ararat
Founded	1828
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,609
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

It hosted to the first CYMA – Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia led by Ronald Alepian in 1993. The village is home to the Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum.

Famous natives

• Vazgen Sargsyan, assassinated Prime Minister of Armenia.
• Aram Sargsyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia.

See also

• Ararat Province

References

• Ararat (village), Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census

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[ru] Арарат (село)