Maralik

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Mərəlik.

Maralik Մարալիկ
Maralik
Maralik
Coordinates:
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
First mentioned	5th century
Government
• Mayor	Artak Gevorkyan
Area
• Total	4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	1,720 m (5,640 ft)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	5,398
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4
Sources: Population

Maralik (Armenian: Մարալիկ), is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,398.

History

Rublyovka quarter in Maralik

The village under the Persian was known as Molla Gökche until 1828, when the entire territory of Eastern Armenia became part of the Russian Empire.

Under the Russian rule, many Armenian families from the towns of Mush and Erzurum of Western Armenia were resetteled in the village.

Under the Soviet rule, the village was renamed Kaputan in October 1927. Finally, on 26 July 1935, it was renamed Maralik.

In 1962, Maralik was given the status of town.

The Surp Amenaperkich Church of Maralik built in 1903, is home to many khachkars dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries.

Population

Population per years is the following.

Year	1831	1897	1926	1939	1959	1980	2001	2004
Pop.	971	1302	1646	1882	2177	4443	5782	5800

In popular culture

Maralik is the home town of fictional character Petra Arkanian in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.

Economy

Maralik was an active industrial town during the Soviet period. The cotton-spinning factory of Maralik had more than 2000 employees during the Soviet years. The currently inactive lights and electronics factory had around 600 employees in 1962. The building materials firm of Maralik is also inactive.