Ark

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, his family, and a core breeding stock of the world’s animals safe

Places

* Ark, Virginia
* Ark, an alternative abbreviation for Arkansas
* The Ark (fortress), a fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
* The Ark (Antarctica), mountain
* The London Ark, an office block in Hammersmith, London, that looks like a ship

People

* Joan of "Ark", occasional mis-spelling of Joan of "Arc", a French martyr and saint who led a rebellion against the English, then occupying part of France

Technology

* Ark (computing), an archiving tool
* 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

* "", a 2007 film following the conclusion of Stargate: SG-1
* "Ark" (2004 film), a 2005 computer-generated imagery movie directed by Kenny Hwang
* The Ark (Transformers), an Autobot spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe
* "The Ark" (Doctor Who), a series of fiction episodes
* "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

Music

* Ark (folk venue), a concert venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Ark (1970s band), led by Scottish singer/guitarist Dave Kelly (Scottish musician)
* The Ark (band), Swedish glam-rock band
* Ark (UK band), a melodic rock band
* ARK (band), a metal band
* "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
* "Ark", a song by the Japanese band Sound Horizon
* "The Ark" (album), a bootleg album by Frank Zappa

Computer games

* "Ark" (game), 1996 computer game subtitled "Search For The Future"
* Space colony ARK, from the video game "Sonic Adventure 2"
* Ark, the main character of video game "Terranigma"
* The Ark ("Halo"), a mysterious Forerunner facility from which all the Halos can be controlled in the videogame "Halo"
* Abel's Ark, from the video game "Xenogears"
* Abel's Ark, from the video game series "Xenosaga"
* The Ark, a special suitcase bomb in "Splinter Cell"
* Ark, Ark, the final level of the original "Lemmings" video game
* Ark, a teleporting facility from Earth to Mars in the computer game "Doom" (video game)
* Ark, Dagger's (Princess Garnet) final summon in the video game "Final Fantasy IX"
* ARK, the Advisors Of Rubi-Ka from the game "Anarchy Online"

hips

*, a prestigious ship name in the Royal Navy. It is often the name of the Fleet Flagship, and has been given to five ships:
** HMS|Ark Royal|1587, the English Flagship against the Spanish Armada in 1588
** HMS|Ark Royal|1914, Britain's second aircraft carrier
** HMS|Ark Royal|91, a ship which saw action in World War II and was sunk
** HMS|Ark Royal|R09, an "Audacious" class aircraft carrier
** HMS|Ark Royal|R07, an "Invincible" class aircraft carrier, the current Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy

Other

* The Ark (newspaper), California
* Ark (toy company)
* Ark, a literary prize from the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord

See also

* Arc
* Arch
* ARK
* Arkana