Martiros, Vayots Dzor
Appearance
39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E
Martiros
Մարտիրոս | |
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![]() The church of the village | |
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Zaritap |
Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 601 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Martiros (Armenian: Մարտիրոս) is a village in the Zaritap Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in 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]
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Khachkar in Martiros
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Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
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References
- ^ 2011 population census of the Republic of Armenia
- ^ Grigor Grigoryan, "Essays on the History of Syunik, 9-15th Centuries" (ОЧЕРКИ ИСТОРИИ СЮНИКА IХ-ХVвв.), Yerevan, 1990, Chapter 3, p. 130
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martiros.
- Martiros, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server
- 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.