Martiros

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Martiros
Մարտիրոս
Martiros Մարտիրոս is located in Armenie
Martiros Մարտիրոս
Martiros
Մարտիրոս
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778
KintraArmenie
Marz (Province)Vayots Dzor
Population
 (2001)
 • Total662
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )

Martiros (Armenie: Մարտիրոս) is a rural commonty (hamaynk) in the Vayk raion, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenie. Thare is a newer an aulder section tae the veelage.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

A huge khachkar in the aulder section o the veelage attests that the settlement wis foondit in 1283 at the command o Prince Prosh an his son Paron Hasan.[1]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Grigor Grigoryan, "Essays on the History o Syunik, 9-15t Centuries" (ОЧЕРКИ ИСТОРИИ СЮНИКА IX-XVвв.), Yerevan, 1990,Chapter 3, p. 130
  • Martiros at GEOnet Names Server
  • Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
  • Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
  • Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 127; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.