title: Shahumyan, Lori
text: # Shahumyan, Lori
  
  40°47′18″N 44°31′54″E﻿ / ﻿40.78833°N 44.53167°E﻿ / 40.78833; 44.53167
  
  Shahumyan (Armenian: Շահումյան) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  It was named Shahumyan after the Bolshevik-Armenian commander Stepan Shahumyan following Armenia's independence.
  
  