Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik (Armenian: Փոքր Մասրիկ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Azerbaijanis lived in the village prior to their exodus from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. From 1988 and onward, Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2] The village is located close to Mets Masrik (lit. 'Big Masrik').
Pokr Masrik
Փոքր Մասրիկ | |
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 St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik | |
  Pokr Masrik  Pokr Masrik | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Population | |
| • Total | 626 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Pokr Masrik at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
The village has a 12th-century church.
Demographics
The population of the town consisted of 227 Muslims in 1831 rising to 1,200 in 1897 and to 1,375 by 1916.[3]
Gallery
St. Nshan chapel and khachkars
St. Nshan chapel interior
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- "ՓՈՔՐ ՄԱՍՐԻԿ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- Korkotyan, Zaven (1932). Խորհրդային Հայաստանի բնակչությունը վերջին հարյուրամյակում (1831-1931) [The population of Soviet Armenia in the last century (1831–1931)] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Pethrat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022.
External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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