Shahumyan :: ARTSAKH LOCATIONS

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Location

Shahumian extends in the gorge of one of the right tributaries of the river Shamkor, 10 kilometres west of the district centre.

Foundation
1922 y․

In 1922 some 50 to 60 families from Pib founded the present-day settlement in the site of an ancient derelict Armenian village.

Historical Introduction
1970 y․

In the 1970s, it shifted into the jurisdiction of the Village Council of Amervar.

Population
1960 y․

In the 1960s, Shahumian’s Armenian population comprised 160 houses.

1970 y․

However, with the Turks’ penetration into the village in the 1970s, they started gradually leaving their place of residence.

1988 y․

On the eve of the deportation of Northern Artsakh (1988), the number of the local Armenian families was limited to 18.