Mets Masrik

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Coordinates: 40°13′07″N 45°46′10″E / 40.21861°N 45.76944°E / 40.21861; 45.76944

Mets Masrik
Մեծ Մասրիկ
Church in Mets Masrik
Church in Mets Masrik
Mets Masrik is located in Armenia
Mets Masrik
Mets Masrik
Coordinates: 40°13′07″N 45°46′10″E / 40.21861°N 45.76944°E / 40.21861; 45.76944
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Area
 • Total2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[citation needed]
 • Total2,699
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Mets Masrik at GEOnet Names Server

Mets Masrik (Armenian: Մեծ Մասրիկ, lit. 'big Masrik', historically Masrik) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located close to Pokr Masrik (lit. 'little Masrik').[1]

History[]

The town has been inhabited since the 7th century and has a khachkar dated 881, two shrines from the 12th and 13th centuries, and a 17th-century church.[1]

Demographics[]

Population[]

The village had 3,132 inhabitants in 2011.[2]

Gallery[]

  • House of Culture

  • Church in Mets Masrik

  • Khachkars in Mets Masrik

  • WWII monument

  • Khachkars in Mets Masrik

  • Church in Mets Masrik

  • Khachkars in Mets Masrik

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  2. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).

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