Ferik, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°11′11″N 44°12′34″E / 40.18639°N 44.20944°E / 40.18639; 44.20944

Ferik
Ֆերիկ
Ferik
Coordinates: 40°11′11″N 44°12′34″E / 40.18639°N 44.20944°E / 40.18639; 44.20944
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Armavir
Population (2011)
  Total 310
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Ferik (Armenian: Ֆերիկ), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is named in honor of poet Ferik Polatbekov.[1] Almost 82% (around 254 individuals) of the population are from the Yazidi minority.

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, page 36, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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