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.
  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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