In the north of Martuni there is a forest, behind which is Lake Sevan, in the south is the Vardenis Range. The river of the same name Martuni flows in the city. This is a good place to start a settlement. Initially it was called Mets (Nerkin) Kznut․ Then in 1830 the village was renamed Nerkin Karanlug. Only in 1926 did it get its current name Martuni, nicknamed the revolutionary, party leader A.F. Myasnikov (Myasnikyan). In 1995, the village grew into a city. Martuni is a regional center, the food industry is developed here. There is a bakery and a coffee processing plant. Local residents are engaged in agriculture, they receive tourists who come to Sevan.