Pokr Masrik
village in Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
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. 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.
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References
External links
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). Yerevan: Mattit. p.
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