40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278

Shirakamut
Շիրակամուտ
Church in the village
Church in the village
Shirakamut is located in Armenia
Shirakamut
Shirakamut
Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278
Country Armenia
ProvinceLori
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population
  Total2,310
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Shirakamut or previously Nalband (Armenian: Շիրակամուտ) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. The town was the epicenter of 1988 Armenian earthquake.

Toponymy

After the Ruso-Turkish war in 1830 several families, such as Yeranosyan, Yeghiayaryan, Naslyan, etc. left their native land Basen in Ayrarat province of the Great Hayq[2] and moved to the current area of Shirakamut or Nalband at the bank of Chichkhan river. The village is also known as Shirakarnut and previously as Nalband.

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. "Armenian nobility", Wikipedia, 2023-08-08, retrieved 2023-08-13
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