# Shirakamut

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[40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shirakamut&params=40_51_38_N_44_09_10_E_)

Place in Lori, Armenia

Shirakamut Շիրակամուտ Church in the village Coat of arms Shirakamut Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E / 40.86056; 44.15278 Country Armenia 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](/source/Armenian_language): Շիրակամուտ) is a village in the [Lori Province](/source/Lori_Province) of [Armenia](/source/Armenia). The town was the [epicenter](/source/Epicenter) of [1988 Armenian earthquake](/source/1988_Armenian_earthquake).

## Toponymy

After the [Ruso-Turkish war](/source/Russo-Turkish_War_(1828%E2%80%931829)) 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. **[^](#cite_ref-2011census_1-0)** [Statistical Committee of Armenia](/source/Statistical_Committee_of_Armenia). ["The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia"](https://www.armstat.am/file/article/1._bajin_1_182-311.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Armenian nobility"](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Armenian_nobility&oldid=1169282762), *Wikipedia*, 2023-08-08, retrieved 2023-08-13

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Cultural heritage monuments in Shirakamut, Lori](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cultural_heritage_monuments_in_Shirakamut,_Lori).

- [Shirakamut](https://geonames.nga.mil/geon-ags/rest/services/RESEARCH/GIS_OUTPUT/MapServer/0/query?outfields=*&where=full_name%3D+%27Shirakamut%27) at [GEOnet Names Server](/source/GEOnet_Names_Server)

- [World Gazeteer: Armenia](http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] – World-Gazetteer.com

- [Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census](https://armstat.am/file/doc/162.pdf), [Statistical Committee of Armenia](/source/Statistical_Committee_of_Armenia)

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