Maralik

Maralik () is a town in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province at the northwest of Armenia. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,398, down from 5,782 reported in the 2001 census. The 2016 official estimate, the population of Maralik is around 5,500. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town is 5,334.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Maralik
Settlement.native_name: Մարալիկ
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia#Shirak
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.image_skyline: Town of Maralik.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 275px
Settlement.image_caption: Maralik with the Holy Mother of God Church of 1903
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shirak
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ani
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1828
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Demographics
Culture
Transportation
Economy
Education
Sport
References

==Etymology== Maralik literally means little deer in the Armenian language. According to a local traditional legend, every year on the feast of Saint Stephen, a mountain deer was willingly approaching to the Saint Stephen Monastery of the town to be sacrificed. The villagers were catching the deer and sacrificing it in honor of Saint Stephen. However, once a hunter killed the deer with his rifle. Since then, no more deer were seen in the area.

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