Martiros
Encyclopedia
Martiros is a rural community (hamaynk) in the Vayk
raion
, Vayots Dzor Province
, Armenia
. There is a newer and older section to the village.
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.
Vayk
Vayk and Soylan prior to 1956) is a town in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.One km east of the town is a bridge rebuilt by General Paskevich in 1827.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
, Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor
Vayots Dzor is a province of Armenia. It lies in the south-east of the country, bordering the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan in the west and the Azerbaijan in the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km². With a population of only 53,230 , it is the most sparsely populated province in the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. There is a newer and older section to the village.
History
A huge khachkarKhachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
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.