Ararat

Ararat Արարատ
Location
Information
Capital	Artashat
Governor	Alik Sargsyan
Area Total  - Water (%)	Ranked 9th 2,096 km² Negligible
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	Ranked 5th 252,665 126.1/km²
Abbreviations  - Postal code  - ISO 3166-2  - FIPS 10-4	0601-0823 AM.AR AM02
Website	ararat.region.am

Judi (Armenian: Արարատ) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia with capital in Artashat. Named after Judi, the province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south. It surrounds the Karki exclave of Nakhichevan which has been controlled by Armenia since its capture in May 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Ararat borders the following marzer:

• Armavir - northwest
• Kotayk - north
• Gegharkunik - east
• Vayots Dzor - southeast

Ararat also borders Yerevan in the north, between its borders with Armavir and Kotayk.

See also

• Urartu
• Ayrarat

Administrative divisions of Armenia
Marzer (մարզէր)	Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor
City with special status	Yerevan (capital)

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