page_title: Maralik
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Maralik / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Maralik from M-1 highway
context_page_description: Maralik, is a town and the centre of the urban community of Ani, in 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. As per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Maralik is around 5,500.
context_section_description: Maralik is located on the M-1 Motorway on the road between Gyumri and Yerevan. The town is also connected with the nearby towns and villages through a network of regional roads.
  The Maralik railway station is located at the eastern vicinity of the town.
caption: Maralik as seen from the M-1 Motorway
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