Martiros

Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778

Martiros Մարտիրոս
Martiros Մարտիրոս
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Vayots Dzor
Population (2001)
- Total	662
Time zone	(UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Martiros (Armenian: Մարտիրոս) is a rural community (hamaynk) in the Vayk raion, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia. There is a newer and 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.^[1]

References

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

• Martiros at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic 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.