Kosh (Armenian: Կոշ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, 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. | |
Coordinates: 40°17′55″N 44°09′15″E / 40.29861°N 44.15417°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Aragatsotn |
Municipality | Ashtarak |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,804 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Gallery
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Map of Kosh and the surrounding region.
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St. Gevorg church of the 19th century
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Kosh Berd (13th century) atop a hill beyond the village cemetery, with the church of St. Grigor (13th century, foreground).
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Kosh Berd on a hilltop above the cemetery, 13th century
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Church of St. Stepanos of the 7th century in the gorge near Kosh.
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Church of St. Stepanos, 7th century
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Ruins of the hilltop chapel near the church of St. Stepanos.
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Khachkar monument of 1175 at the hilltop cemetery.
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Kosh.
- Kosh, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia[dead link] – 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