Ararat (village), Armenia
Place in Ararat, Armenia
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Ararat
Արարատ | |
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The House-Museum of Vazgen Sargsyan in Ararat | |
  Ararat  Ararat | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′49″N 44°42′09″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Municipality | Ararat |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,609[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of 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]
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.
