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
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St. Nshan chapel in Pokr Masrik | |
Pokr Masrik Pokr Masrik | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′29″N 45°43′21″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 626 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Pokr Masrik at GEOnet Names Server | |
The village has a 12th-century church.
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]
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