40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E
Shirakamut
Շիրակամուտ | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Lori |
Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Population | |
• 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.
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.
40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E
Shirakamut
Շիրակամուտ | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 40°51′38″N 44°09′10″E / 40.86056°N 44.15278°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Lori |
Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Population | |
• 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.
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.