Pokr Masrik

Pokr Masrik (Armenian: Փոքր Մասրիկ) is a town in 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').

Pokr Masrik
Փոքր Մասրիկ
St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik
Pokr Masrik
Coordinates: 40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total626
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Pokr Masrik at GEOnet Names Server

History

The village has a 12th-century church.

Demographics

Population

The population of the town consisted of 227 Azerbaijanis in 1831 rising to 1,200 Azerbaijanis in 1897 and to 1,375 by 1916.[3] Around 2,000 Azerbaijani people lived in the village in 1987 until November 1988, when Azerbaijani inhabitants fled to Azerbaijan.[4]

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

References
  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. "ՓՈՔՐ ՄԱՍՐԻԿ". gegharkunik.am. Retrieved 17 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Zaven Korkotyan (1932). Խորհրդային Հայաստանի բնակչությունը վերջին հարյուրամյակում (1831-1931) (in Armenian). Հրատարակություն Մելքոնյան Ֆոնդի. p. 28.
  4. Ăsădov, Sabir (1995). Ermənistan azərbaycanlılarının tarixi coğrafiyası. p. 290. ISBN 5-8020-0852-0. OL 30144071M.
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