Martiros ( hy, Մարտիրոս) is a village in the
Vayk Municipality of the
Vayots Dzor Province of
Armenia
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. There is a newer and an 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.
[Grigor Grigoryan, "Essays on the History of Syunik, 9-15th Centuries" (ОЧЕРКИ ИСТОРИИ СЮНИКА IХ-ХVвв.), Yerevan, 1990]
Chapter 3, p. 130
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Gallery
Martiros, lake Margalitch (Chimoi litch) - panoramio (1).jpg, Scenery around Martiros
Մարտիրոս 28.jpg, Khachkar in Martiros
Martiros, Memorial spring to fallen in WWII - panoramio (1).jpg, Memorial spring to fallen in WWII
Martiros, lake Martiros (Verin, Upper) - panoramio.jpg, Scenery around Martiros
Martiros, S. Astvatsatsin (Martirosatc) - panoramio.jpg, Martirosavank
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Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province
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