Zorak ( hy, Զորակ; az, Zəngilər) is a village in the
Masis Municipality of the
Ararat Province of
Armenia
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. The village was mainly populated by
Azerbaijanis
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before the
exodus
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of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from
Azerbaijan
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settled in the village.
References
External links
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Populated places in Ararat Province
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