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 | |
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 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
Khachkar in Martiros_-_panoramio.jpg.webp)
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Memorial spring to fallen in WWII_-_panoramio.jpg.webp)
Scenery
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
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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