page_title: Masis, Armenia
hierarchical_section_title: Masis, Armenia
caption_attribution_description: English: Saint Tadeos new church in Masis
context_page_description: Masis, is a town and urban municipal community in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of the Hrazdan River, 9 km southwest of Yerevan towards Mount Ararat. The town has a large railroad commodity station that serves Yerevan, and used to connect the capital city with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic until the closing of the border with Azerbaijan.
  Masis is one of the closest settlements to Mount Ararat and Little Ararat. The mountains are visible from most of the areas in the town.
  As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 20,215. As per the 2016 official estimate, the town has a population of 18,500.
context_section_description: Masis (Armenian: Մասիս), is a town and urban municipal community in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of the Hrazdan River, 9 km southwest of Yerevan towards Mount Ararat. The town has a large railroad commodity station that serves Yerevan, and used to connect the capital city with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic until the closing of the border with Azerbaijan.
  Masis is one of the closest settlements to Mount Ararat and Little Ararat. The mountains are visible from most of the areas in the town.
  As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 20,215. As per the 2016 official estimate, the town has a population of 18,500.
caption: The centre of Masis with Saint Thaddeus Church
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