Martiros, Vayots Dzor

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

Martiros Մարտիրոս
The village church
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Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 45°30′28″E / 39.59667°N 45.50778°E / 39.59667; 45.50778
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Vayk
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	601
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Martiros, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server

Martiros (Armenian: Մարտիրոս) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. There is a newer and an older section to the village.

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]

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  Scenery around Martiros
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  Khachkar in Martiros
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  Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
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  Scenery around Martiros
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  Martirosavank

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
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

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