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Mashtots Hayrapet (Armenian: Մաշտոց Հայրապետ եկեղեցի; also Pok’r meaning Little) is a church located within the village of Garni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was built in the 12th century at the site of what was a pagan shrine. A stone carved from red tufa is situated at the right of the entrance upon a low rock wall. It has on it the design of a bird perched on a floral stem with the rosette of eternity under its tail.

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