Pokr Masrik

40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E / 40.25806°N 45.72250°E / 40.25806; 45.72250

Pokr Masrik
Փոքր Մասրիկ
St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik
St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik is located in Armenia
Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik is located in Gegharkunik
Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik
Coordinates: 40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E / 40.25806°N 45.72250°E / 40.25806; 45.72250
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
626
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Pokr Masrik at GEOnet Names Server

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').

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]

  • St. Nshan chapel and khachkars
    St. Nshan chapel and khachkars
  • St. Nshan chapel interior
    St. Nshan chapel interior

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ՓՈՔՐ ՄԱՍՐԻԿ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
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