Pokr Masrik

40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E

Pokr Masrik Փոքր Մասրիկ
St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik
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Coordinates: 40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	626
Time zone	UTC+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]

Gallery

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  St. Nshan chapel and khachkars
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  St. Nshan chapel interior