Shirakamut

Shirakamut

Shirakamut

Place in Lori, Armenia

40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E

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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.

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