Territory:                                       2,090 km² 
Population:                                   260,367
Center:                                         Artashat
Height of above sea level:           1,600-2,300 m 
The main branches of economy:  agriculture, industry 

The region is named after the biblical Mount Ararat - the highest mountain not only in the Armenian highlands, but the entire Middle East. Ararat's name is mentioned in the Bible as a place where Noah’s ark has landed after the Great Flood. Ararat has two peaks, the larger called “Massis” (5165m/16,942f) and the smaller "Sis" (3925m/12,875f). Sis is a perfectly shaped cone, like Mt. Fuji in Japan, and together with Massis forms one of the most beautiful vistas in the world. 

Geography
The Ararat region includes Azat and Vedi river watersheds, Ararat Valley and surrounding areas, the south-western slopes of Geghama Mountain. The province is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic from the south.

Tourist Attractions
The region is rich of historical and cultural values. Two former capitals of Armenia are located in the modern-day Ararat Province, Artaxata and Dvin. It is also home to the Khor Virap monastery, significant as the place of Gregory the Illuminator's 13-year imprisonment and the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders.
The marz is also home to the largest nature Preserve in the country, Khosrov Forest, established in the 3rd century and home to rare and endangered species of animals and flora, along with ruined hamlets and monasteries, the detritus of history’s habitation.

Economy
Ararat region is one of the economically developed regions of Armenia. 
The region is rich in volcanic deposits of basalt, tufa and marble, as well as in agate, obsidian and precious metals (gold and silver). However the economy is manly based on agriculture. It is mainly specialized in wine-growing, fruit-growing and vegetable growing. The leading trends of industry are manufacture of food products including beverages and manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products.

Population
The majority of the Ararat Province population are ethnic Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. 
However, the village of Verin Dvin is predominantly populated by Assyrians belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East, whose ancestors migrated to Armenia from Iran during the 1st half of the 19th century. Almost half of the population of the village of Dimitrov is also Assyrian. The provincial center Artashat is also home to a small Assyrian community. The approximate number of the Assyrians in Ararat Province is around 2,500.

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