Shirakamut

Shirakamut or previously Nalband () is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. The town was the epicenter of 1988 Armenian earthquake.

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Settlement.official_name: Shirakamut
Settlement.native_name: Շիրակամուտ
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lori
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 2310
Settlement.timezone: AMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.elevation_m: 1650
Settlement.image_skyline: Չիչխանավանք (3).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church in the village
Settlement.image_shield: COA_of_Shirakamut.jpg

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Official name: Նալբանդ
Country: Armenia
Located in: Lori Province
Official language: Armenian
Population: 619
Elevation: 1650
Time zone: UTC+04:00

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Shirakamut or previously Nalband () 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 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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