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Martiros Kavoukjian (Մարտիրոս Գավուգչյան, Gavowgčyan, August 8, 1908 - August 8, 1988) was an Armenian architect, researcher, Armenologist and historian-archaeologist who has written various books on ancient Armenian history. He is best known for his account of Armenian prehistory in Armenia, Subartu And Sumer, published in 1987 in both English and Armenian.
Martiros Kavoukjian was born in Nigde, Turkey on August 8, 1908. His family soon moved to Mosul, Iraq. Kavoukjian graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1934 majoring in Architectural engineering, then worked as the chief municipal architect of Mosul, Iraq during the period from 1941 to 1947. In Iraq, he designed and built both governmental and residential buildings. Kavoukjian immigrated to Armenia in 1947, and in 1947-1979, he played a key role within the "Great Rebuilding Project" of Armenia as the chief architect, building numerous federal, public, industrial, and residential buildings. In 1973, his "The Origin of the Names Armen and Hye and Urartu" was published in Beirut.
Martiros is an Armenian given name meaning martyr.
Martiros and its variant Mardiros in Western Armenian may refer to:
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I had the honor to recite this beautiful poem in Montreal , Canada, for a contest held by the Armenian community . I won the first prize and was honored to meet the author of this poem Martiros Kavoukjian who was present in the audience. It is a poem about compassion, about the pain caused by the Armenian genocide and the hope for a better world to come. A new world where humans will live in peace and harmony with each other .