Shirakamut Explained

40.8606°N 44.1528°W

Official Name:Shirakamut
Native Name:Շիրակամուտ
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lori
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2310
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.8606°N 44.1528°W
Elevation M:1650

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 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.