Mets Masrik

Mets Masrik Մեծ Մասրիկ
Mets Masrik
Coordinates: 40°13′07″N 45°46′10″E / 40.21861°N 45.76944°E / 40.21861; 45.76944
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Population (2008)
– Total	2,792

Coordinates: 40°13′07″N 45°46′10″E / 40.21861°N 45.76944°E / 40.21861; 45.76944 Mets Masrik (Armenian: Մեծ Մասրիկ – meaning "big Masrik"; formerly, Mets-Mazra, Mazra, and Bol’shaya Mazra) is a town in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia. The town has been inhabited since the 7th century and has a khachkar dated 881, two shrines from the 12th and 13th centuries, and a 17th century church. Nearby is Pokr Masrik (little Masrik).

References

• Mets Masrik at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 48; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.