Ararat
Ararat or in Western Armenian Ararad may refer to: == Personal names == Ararat (Armenian: Արարատ), a common male first name for Armenians (pronounced Ararad in Western Armenian) Ararat or Araratian, a common family name for Armenians (pronounced Ararad, Araradian in Western Armenian). See Araratyan == Places == === Armenian Highland === Mount Ararat, a mountain and a dormant volcanic cone in Turkey Greater Ararat, the tallest peak in Turkey, part of Mount Ararat Little Ararat, the sixth tallest peak in Turkey, part of Mount Ararat Ararat plain, along the Arax River, in Armenia Ararat Province, Armenia Ararat, Armenia, a city in Ararat Province Ararat (village), Armenia, a village in Ararat Province Ayrarat, a historical province of Armenia === Australia === Ararat, Victoria, Australia Ararat Airport, an airport 5 km south of Ararat, Victoria, Australia Aradale Mental Hospital, also known as the Ararat Asylum Ararat V/Line rail service, a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia Ararat railway station HM Prison Ararat, in Ararat, Victoria, Australia Rural City of Ararat, south-west Victoria, Australia City of Ararat, a former local government area west-northwest of Melbourne Shire of Ararat, a former local government area about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne === United States === Ararat, City of Refuge, proposed by Mordecai Manuel Noah Ararat, North Carolina, an unincorporated community Ararat, Virginia, an unincorporated community Ararat Township, Pennsylvania Mount Ararat (Pennsylvania), the highest point in Wayne County, Pennsylvania Ararat River, in Virginia and North Carolina == History == Mountains of Ararat, referred to in the Bible Kingdom of Ararat, a variant name of the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu Republic of Ararat, a breakaway Kurdish state, 1927 to 1931 Ararat rebellion, 1930 uprising of the Kurds of Agn Province in Turkish Kurdistan against the Turkish Government Ararat, City of Refuge, An attempt by Mordecai Manuel Noah to create a Jewish homeland; a significant event in the history of Zionism.