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

History

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.

Demographics

The population of the village since 1886 is as follows:

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1886222
1897282+2.20%
1926252−0.39%
1939317+1.78%
1959230−1.59%
1970204−1.08%
1979245+2.06%
198925−20.41%
20112−10.85%
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