Ararat

RA Ararat marz is situated in the south-western part of the republic. RA Ararat marz is one of the economically developed marzes of the republic. Yerevan-Yeraskh-Gharabagh highway and Yerevan- Yeraskh railway of republican importance run through the territory of the marz. In 2008 the share of economy main branches of RA Ararat marz in total volume of correspondent branches of the republic comprised.
 industry 8.0%,
 agriculture 13.1%,
 construction 1.2 %,
 retail trade 1.5%,
 services 0.8%.

Economy is 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. Manufacturing is the main and general trend of multibranch industry of the marz, of which the following three branches are more developed: a)manufacture of food products and beverage (processing and canning of fruit and vegetable, manufacture of distilled alcoholic beverages), b)manufacture of tobacco products (tobacco fermentation), c)manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (manufacture of cement, lime carbonate, asbestos cement products, cutting and processing of stone).

 

  (Source: National Statistics Service of Republic of Armenia)

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