Martiros, Vayots Dzor
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E
Martiros
Մարտիրոս | |
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Martiros | |
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Zaritap |
Population | |
• Total | 601 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Martiros, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server |
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]
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 the Republic 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
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
Categories:
- Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province
- Vayots Dzor geography stubs