40°08′24″N45°18′23″E / 40.14000°N 45.30639°E /40.14000; 45.30639
Martuni Մարտունի | |
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 Martuni withLake Sevan in the background | |
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| Coordinates:40°08′24″N45°18′23″E / 40.14000°N 45.30639°E /40.14000; 45.30639 | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,287 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Martuni, Armenia atGEOnet Names Server | |
Martuni (Armenian:Մարտունի), is a town in theMartuni Municipality of theGegharkunik Province ofArmenia, located on the southern shores ofLake Sevan. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 12,894.[2] As per the 2016 official estimate the population of Martuni is around 11,200. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 11,287.[1]
During the medieval period, the area of present-day Martuni was known asMets Kznut. Between 1830 and 1922 it was calledNerkin Gharanlugh. In 1926, it was named Martuni in honor of the bolshevik leader and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of ArmeniaAleksandr Myasnikyan, whosenom-de-guerre wasMartuni.
| Climate data for Martuni (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 11 (52) | 18.4 (65.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 30 (86) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −15.4 (4.3) | −3.8 (25.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | −6.0 (21.2) | −15.7 (3.7) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −24.8 (−12.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 30.0 (1.18) | 30.0 (1.18) | 54.2 (2.13) | 64.7 (2.55) | 78.6 (3.09) | 63.7 (2.51) | 53.0 (2.09) | 32.1 (1.26) | 31.7 (1.25) | 39.5 (1.56) | 39.1 (1.54) | 25.8 (1.02) | 542.4 (21.36) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 4 | 5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 84.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 67.4 | 67.9 | 67 | 66 | 68.3 | 70.4 | 75.5 | 72.7 | 67.5 | 64.9 | 64.5 | 66.1 | 68.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 144.4 | 150.1 | 177.6 | 183.9 | 236.8 | 289.2 | 298.6 | 298.7 | 258.1 | 199 | 160.9 | 145.8 | 2,543.1 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Martuni is home to the Holy Mother of God Church dating back to 1886. There is also an Iron Age fort excavated in 1997 by an Armenian-Italian team.
Armenian refugees fromAlashkert who moved to Martuni brought over their tradition of hemp seed kufteh.[4] The kufteh is most frequently consumed during lent. Since cannabis and hemp are derived from the same plant, there have been times when the Martuni police have cracked down on local hemp bushes cultivation, incorrectly assuming the plants were involved with narcotic production.
Martuni is home to the "Arev-1" bread factory founded in 1995, and the "Golden Lens" coffee processing plant founded in 1998.
Starting 2015, 10 organizations came together to develop a revival program in a village on the 100-year commemoration of theArmenian genocide. There were economic, health, child development programs, initiated by The Armenian Missionary Association of America (the AMAA), supported by World Vision Armenia,COAF, SHEN and other organizations.
The town was the original home ofArmenian Premier League teamFC Alashkert. The club was named for theWestern Armenian town of Alashkert (modern dayEleşkirt) from where a large number of refugees came to Martuni after theArmenian genocide.
The club was founded in 1990 and represented Martuni in the1992 Armenian Premier League, the first season of football in Armenia after the country's independence. They finished bottom of the Second stage, Relegation Group group and were relegated to theArmenian First League. After that first season in the top flight the club pulled out of tournament football.
The club returned to play in the 1998 edition of the First League where it finished sixth. Yet after that season it pulled out again. Martuni hasn't had a team since.
In 2011 local businessman Bagrat Novojan revived the name of FC Alashkert. Although the club represented both Martuni and themarz ofGegharkunik in the2012–13 Armenian First League, in reality the club played elsewhere. He moved the club to the capitalYerevan and theNairi Stadium.
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Capital:Gavar | ||
| Urban settlements |  | |
| Chambarak Municipality | ||
| Gavar Municipality | ||
| Martuni Municipality | ||
| Sevan Municipality | ||
| Shoghakat Municipality | ||
| Vardenis Municipality | ||
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