Shirakamut
40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278
Place in Lori, Armenia
Shirakamut Շիրակամուտ | |
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![]() ![]() Shirakamut | |
Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Lori |
Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,310 |
Time zone | UTC+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
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "Armenian nobility", Wikipedia, 2023-08-08, retrieved 2023-08-13
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Shirakamut, Lori.
- Shirakamut at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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