Kamkhut Explained

Official Name:Kamkhut
Native Name:Կամխուտ
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Amasia
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.9°N 85°W

Kamkhut (Armenian: Կամխուտ) is a village in the Amasia Municipality in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

History

Armenians and Azeris once lived in the village, as well as Greeks, who even had a church, of which a half-ruined wall remains in the center of the village. In 1988-1989 Armenians from Akhalkalaki, Gyumri, Talin, Amasia and Nagorno-Karabakh settled in the village.[1]

Demographics

The population of the village since 1886 is as follows:

YearPopulation
1886222
1897282
1926252
1939317
1959230
1970204
1979245
198925
200455

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frontier Villages on Hold: What Do Residents Expect From a Border Opening? . Yeranuhi Soghoyan . 26 October 2009 . hetq.am . 21 March 2021 .