39°49′49″N 44°42′09″E / 39.83028°N 44.70250°E / 39.83028; 44.70250
Place in Ararat, ArmeniaArarat Արարատ | |
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The House-Museum of Vazgen Sargsyan in Ararat | |
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Coordinates: 39°49′49″N 44°42′09″E / 39.83028°N 44.70250°E / 39.83028; 44.70250 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Ararat |
Municipality | Ararat |
Founded | 1828 |
Population | |
• Total | 7,609 |
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.
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.
References
- ^ "Ararat (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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