Mets Masrik () is a village in the
Vardenis Municipality of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. 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 spelled as ''khatchkar'') or Armenian cross-stone (, , խաչ ''xačʿ'' "cross" + քար ''kʿar'' "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosette (design), rosettes ...
dated 881, two shrines from the 12th and 13th centuries, and a 17th-century church.
Demographics
The village had 3,132 inhabitants in 2011.
Climate
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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