Ararat (Victoria)

Ararat has been known as the Gateway to the Grampians. It's in Western Victoria, 200 kilometers northwest of Melbourne, in Australia.

About Ararat (Victoria)

Barkly Street to the Grampians, Ararat, Vic, jjron, 12.01.2011 - Ararat's main shopping street

With a population of around 10,000, Ararat is the centre of a sheep and wheat farming area and is becoming well-known for its burgeoning industry.

Travel to Ararat (Victoria)

200 kilometers west of Melbourne on the Western Highway. Accessible by road, rail or bus. V-Line have train services 3 times daily (Monday - F) or 2 times daily (Sa, Sunday) from Melbourne's Southern Cross Station (on Spencer St). There are 3 trains weekly to and from Adelaide (The Overlander). V-line also have buses to towns further west such as Stawell, Halls Gap and Horsham.

What to See

• Take a tour of the old "J Ward" - former home of the criminally insane.
• Revisit Ararat's Chinese legacy at the Gum San Museum in Lambert Street
• Check out the lookout on One Tree Hill and for a different perspective also the lookout on Flint Hill.

With huge horizons, it is a stunning place for sunrises and sunsets with views:

• East to Mt. Langi Ghiran, Mt.Cole and the Pyrenees ranges.
• West there are dramatic hillscapes preceding the Grampians.

Muslim Travel Tips

• Swim in Norval Dam.
• Check out Rocky Point.
• Go to the World Rabbit-Skinning Championships at Moyston.
• Drive the Pyrenees Highway from Ararat to Avoca and back and there are few more enjoyable drives in the nation.
• Fish in the Hopkins river.
• Watersports, fishing and swimming at Green Hill Lake.
• Walk up the track to Langi Ghiran reservoir.
• Cycling at the Velodrome.
• Go Soaring at the airport
• Quiet roads make the neighborhood an excellent area for adventuring by bicycle.
• The Ararat Regional Park has old Gold mines and is excellent mountain biking territory.

Shopping in Ararat (Victoria)

Do yourself a favour and get your hair styled by one of the amazing staff at Hair 6ty in Barkly Street.

Artworx Tattoo Studio and it's owner/artist Nifty are gaining a fast growing reputation as one of the best young studios/artists in Australia. Sessions are by appointment only.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Ararat (Victoria)

At night, Sicilians' Restaurant is good for Italian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Two of the better hotel dining rooms are the Shire Hall Hotel and the Court House Hotel The RSL on High Street has reasonable bistro food with a friendly view of the civic precinct and town hall.

There are a number of good cafes open during the day in the main shopping precinct. The best lunch venue is the Vines Cafe at the "Paris End" of Barkly St.

The town has many old pubs. The Hippo Cafe in Barkly Street has a large fireplace for cold winter nights and is a venue for live music.

Go touring- there are severalfruit cocktailries within 30 mins drive of Ararat including Cathcart Ridge, Langi Ghiran, Montara and (at Great Western, 10km west) Seppelts, Bests and Garden Gully.

Buy/Rent Muslim Friendly Condos, Houses and Villas in Ararat (Victoria)

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Ramadan in Ararat (Victoria)

Ramadan 2025 in Ararat (Victoria)

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Acacia Caravan Park - 6 Acacia Ave - Western Highway 1kilometers from the town centre

• Ararat Colonial Lodge Motel @☎com.au 6 Ingor Street -37.2828287949,142.928438186 ☎ +61 3 5352 4644 Features 19 spacious ground floor rooms and a heated pool, gym and sports courts and barbecue area. Free WiFi and parking.

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