39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E
Martiros
Մարտիրոս | |
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![]() The village church | |
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Vayk |
Population | |
• Total | 601 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Martiros, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server |
Martiros (Armenian: Մարտիրոս) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. There is a newer and an older section to the village.
History
editA huge khachkar in the older section of the village attests that the settlement was founded in 1283 at the command of Prince Prosh and his son Paron Hasan.[2]
Gallery
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Scenery around Martiros
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Khachkar in Martiros
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Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
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Scenery around Martiros
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Martirosavank
References
edit- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Grigor Grigoryan, "Essays on the History of Syunik, 9-15th Centuries" (ОЧЕРКИ ИСТОРИИ СЮНИКА IХ-ХVвв.), Yerevan, 1990, Chapter 3, p. 130
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Martiros.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.