Shirakamut

Place in Lori, Armenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E

Country Armenia
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
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Shirakamut
Շիրակամուտ
Church in the village
Church in the village
Coat of arms of Shirakamut
Coat of arms
Shirakamut is located in Armenia
Shirakamut
Shirakamut
Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceLori
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,310
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
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Shirakamut or previously Nalband (Armenian: Շիրակամուտ) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. The town was the epicenter of 1988 Armenian earthquake.

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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.

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