 The word "Chambarak" literally means small camp in Armenian.The names is derived from an older settlement that existed on the present town's place during the Middle Ages, as there are the remains of the 1th-century Surb Grigor Church and many khachkars (cross-stones) in the town dating back to the 13th century.Originally, the village of "Mikhaylovka" was gradually formed between 1740 and 1785 by Russian Molokan migrants who moved from the areas of Samara and Saratov of the Russian Empire.