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Martuni (Armenian: Մարտունի) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Martuni Մարտունի
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Coordinates: 40°40′01″N 45°15′16″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Founded	1921
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	500
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Martuni (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Etymology

The village is named in honor of Alexander Miasnikian, the first Soviet premier of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni".

History

There are medieval forts and the 10th-century castle of Aghjaghala nearby.[2] The first inhabitants of the community were survivors of the Armenian genocide (Mets Yeghern), mostly from Van, Alashkert, Kars and Sasun.

Development program

In 2014, a three-year development program was initiated in Martuni, with different organizations working with developing infrastructure, education, and health in the village. Martuni was chosen for the project as it was first settled by survivors of the Armenian genocide in 1915, and the project was part of the commemoration of the centennial of the genocide.[3]

References

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49-50; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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