Kosh, Armenia
Kosh (Armenian: Կոշ, also Romanized as Koghes; formerly, Kvash) is a village in the Ashtarak district, Aragatsotn province, Armenia, about 18 km south-west of the district centre Ashtarak. The town is attested as Kvash in early Christian times. In the town are ruins of a 13th-century church - Saint Grigor - and a castle which has yielded Hellenistic pottery remains. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks.
Kosh Կոշ | |
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![]() The village of Kosh as viewed from Kosh Berd. | |
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Coordinates: 40°17′55″N 44°09′15″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,804 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Gallery
- Map of Kosh and the surrounding region.
- St. Gevorg church of the 19th century
- Kosh Berd (13th century) atop a hill beyond the village cemetery, with the church of St. Grigor (13th century, foreground).
- Kosh Berd on a hilltop above the cemetery, 13th century
- Church of St. Stepanos of the 7th century in the gorge near Kosh.
- Church of St. Stepanos, 7th century
- Ruins of the hilltop chapel near the church of St. Stepanos.
- Khachkar monument of 1175 at the hilltop cemetery.
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See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kosh. |
- Kosh, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 17, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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