Ark

Ark is a Latin-based word that means a "box" or container. Ark may refer to:

Religion

• Ark (synagogue), a cabinet used to store a synagogue's Torah scroll
• Ark of the Covenant, the consecrated container for the tablets of the Ten Commandments
• Ark of bulrushes, the boat of the infant Moses
• Noah's Ark, according to Abrahamic religions, a large boat built by Noah to keep him safe, together with his family and a core breeding stock of the world’s animals
• Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), called the New Ark of the Covenant by Christians of the Catholic tradition

Film

• Ark (2005 film), a 2005 computer-generated film directed by Kenny Hwang
• Ark, a 1970 short film directed by Rolf Forsberg

Places

• Ark, Bojnord, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
• Ark, Jajrom, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
• Ark, Qazvin, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran
• Ark, Fariman, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• Ark, Jowayin, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• Ark, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
• Ark, Virginia, in Gloucester County, Virginia
• Ark, an alternative abbreviation for Arkansas
• The Ark (fortress), a fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
• The Ark, London, an office block in Hammersmith, London, that looks like a ship
• Ark of Tabriz, an ancient citadel in Tabriz, Iran

People

• Joan of "Ark", occasional misspelling of Joan of Arc, a French martyr and saint who led a rebellion against an English occupation

Technology

• Ark (software), an archiving tool
• Ark (search engine), a people search engine
• Ark Linux, a software distribution
• Interstellar ark, a conceptual multi-lifetime space vehicle
• Ark (river boat), a temporary boat used in river transport in eastern North America
• Ark (scooter)

Agriculture

• Chicken ark, a mobile shelter for domestic chickens
• Pig ark, a mobile shelter for domestic pigs

Narratives

• Ark (Transformers), a spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe
• The Ark (Doctor Who), a 1966 Doctor Who serial
• "The Ark" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
• Ark (Noon Universe), a fictional planet in a series of novels by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
• Ark (Baxter novel), a 2009 hard science fiction novel
• Ark II, a children's science fiction television series
• ARK (1996), a book of poetry by Ronald Johnson

Music

Bands

• The Ark (band), Swedish glam-rock band
• Ark (UK band), a melodic rock band
• Ark (Norwegian band), a metal band
• Ark (Bangladeshi band), a Bangladeshi rock band

Albums

• Ark (Brendan Perry album),a 2010 album by Brendan Perry
• Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel
• Ark (The Animals album), a 1983 album by The Original Animals
• The Ark (album), a bootleg album by Frank Zappa
• The Ark (EP), the debut EP of the Swedish band The Ark

Songs

• "Ark", a song by the Japanese band Sound Horizon
• "The Ark", a song by American rock band Dr. Dog

Other

• ARK Music Factory, a record label based in Los Angeles, California
• The Ark (folk venue), a concert venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Video games

• Space colony ARK, in the video game Sonic Adventure 2
• Ark, the main character of the video game Terranigma
• The Ark (Halo), in the video game Halo
• Abel's Ark, in the game Xenogears
• Abel's Ark, in the series Xenosaga
• The Ark, in Splinter Cell
• "Ark, Ark", in the Lemmings video game
• Ark, in the computer game Doom
• Ark, in the video game Final Fantasy IX
• ARK, in the game Anarchy Online
• Ark, in the game Eve Online

Ships

• The Ark, a ship used as a Scottish Marine Station, now the basis of the University Marine Biological Station Millport
• The Ark (English ship), a ship used in founding the Province of Maryland
• The Ark, a fictional spacecraft in the Transformers universe
• HMS Ark Royal, a prestigious ship name in the British Royal Navy, often the name of the Fleet Flagship, has been given to five ships

Other

• Ark (web series), a 2010 science fiction series by Trey Stokes
• Ark, a literary prize from the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
• Ark (Baxter novel), a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter (published 20 Aug. 2009)
• Biological ark or Refugium
• Knowledge ark, a collection of knowledge preserved in such a way that future generations would have access to said knowledge if current means of access were lost
• Ark (toy company)
• Absolute Return for Kids, an international children's charity based in the United Kingdom

See also

• Arc (disambiguation)
• Arch (disambiguation)
• ARK (disambiguation)
• Arkana (disambiguation)
• ARRC (disambiguation)