Martiros, Vayots Dzor

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.

Martiros Մարտիրոս
The church of the village
Martiros
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Zaritap
Population  (2011[1])
• Total	601
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

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

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  Scenery
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  Khachkar in Martiros
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  Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
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References

1. 2011 population census of the Republic of Armenia
2. Grigor Grigoryan, "Essays on the History of Syunik, 9-15th Centuries" (ОЧЕРКИ ИСТОРИИ СЮНИКА IХ-ХVвв.), Yerevan, 1990, Chapter 3, p. 130

External links

• 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
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.