Martiros, Vayots Dzor
39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778
Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Martiros Մարտիրոս | |
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The village church | |
Martiros Martiros | |
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Vayk |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• 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
A 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
- Scenery around Martiros
- Khachkar in Martiros
- Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
- Scenery around Martiros
- Martirosavank
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia 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.
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Vayots Dzor Province
Capital: Yeghegnadzor
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