Mets Masrik
Mets Masrik
Մեծ Մասրիկ | |
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![]() Church in Mets Masrik | |
![]() ![]() Mets Masrik ![]() ![]() Mets Masrik | |
Coordinates: 40°13′07″N 45°46′10″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Vardenis |
Area | |
• Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,699 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Mets Masrik at GEOnet Names Server |
Mets Masrik (Armenian: Մեծ Մասրիկ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of 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
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
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Mets Masrik, Gegharkunik.
- 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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