Mets Masrik ( hy, Մեծ Մասրիկ, , historically ''Masrik'') is a village in the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The village is located close to
Pokr Masrik ().
History
The town has been inhabited since the 7th century and has a
khachkar
A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...
dated 881, two shrines from the 12th and 13th centuries, and a 17th-century church.
Demographics
Population
The village had 3,132 inhabitants in 2011.
Gallery
Մեծ Մասրիկի մշակույթի տունը 02.jpg, House of Culture
Մեծ Մասրիկի նոր եկեղեցի (4).jpg, Church in Mets Masrik
Մեծ Մասրիկի մեծ գերեզմանոց 50.jpg, Khachkars in Mets Masrik
ԵԱԶ հուշարձան Մեծ Մասրիկում 01.jpg, WWII monument
Մելիք–Շահնազարյանների տոհմակակ տապանատուն 09.jpg, Khachkars in Mets Masrik
Մեծ Մասրիկի նոր եկեղեցի (6).jpg, Church in Mets Masrik
Մելիք–Շահնազարյանների տոհմակակ տապանատուն 07.jpg, Khachkars in Mets Masrik
References
External links
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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