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