Martuni, Armenia

Martuni Մարտունի
Martuni with the Lake Sevan in the background
Martuni Մարտունի Location of Martuni in Armenia
Coordinates: 40°08′24″N 45°18′23″E / 40.14000°N 45.30639°E / 40.14000; 45.30639
Country Marz	Armenia Gegharkunik
Founded	1830
Government
• Mayor	Bagrat Harutyunyan
Area
• City	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,510 m (4,950 ft)
Population (2011 census)
• Metro	12,894
Time zone	GMT+4 (UTC+4)
Sources: Population

Coordinates: 40°08′24″N 45°18′23″E / 40.14000°N 45.30639°E / 40.14000; 45.30639

Martuni (Armenian: Մարտունի), is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located on the southern shores of Lake Sevan.

As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 12,894.

During the medieval period, Martuni was known as Mets Kznut, but from 1830-1922 it was called Nerkin Gharanlugh and in 1926 it was changed to Martuni in honor of the first Soviet premier of Armenia, Aleksandr Myasnikyan, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni". Martuni was the former capital of Gegharkunik Province. Martuni has a church called Astvatsatsin church which was rebuilt in 1886. There is also an Iron Age fort excavated in 1997 by an Armenian-Italian team.

Martuni is home to the "Arev-1" bread factory founded in 1995, and the "Golden Lens" coffee processing plant founded in 1998.

Martuni central square

Martuni at dusk

Martuni City Stadium