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Kamkhut

Coordinates: 40°54′N 43°42′E / 40.900°N 43.700°E / 40.900; 43.700
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Kamkhut
Կամխուտ
village
Kamkhut is located in Armenia
Kamkhut
Kamkhut
Kamkhut is located in Shirak
Kamkhut
Kamkhut
Coordinates: 40°54′N 43°42′E / 40.900°N 43.700°E / 40.900; 43.700
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityAmasia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2
Time zoneUTC+4
Kamkhut at GEOnet Names Server

Kamkhut (Armenian: Կամխուտ) is a village in the Amasia Municipality in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

History

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Armenians and Azeris once lived in the village, as well as Greeks, who even had a church, of which a half-ruined wall remains in the center of the village. In 1988-1989 Armenians from Akhalkalaki, Gyumri, Talin, Amasia and Nagorno-Karabakh settled in the village.[1]

Demographics

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The population of the village since 1886 is as follows:[2]

Year Population
1886 222
1897 282
1926 252
1939 317
1959 230
1970 204
1979 245
1989 25
2004 55

References

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  1. ^ Yeranuhi Soghoyan (26 October 2009). "Frontier Villages on Hold: What Do Residents Expect From a Border Opening?". hetq.am. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.