Koghb ( hy, Կողբ) is a village and rural community in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the

Tavush Province Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...

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, located near the town of

Noyemberyan Noyemberyan ( hy, Նոյեմբերյան) is a town and urban municipal community in the northeast of Armenia, within the Tavush Province. It is located 2 km west of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and 9 km south of the Armenia-Georgia bo ...

Historical heritage

Koghb has many religious heritage sites, including the Mshkavank Monastery located on a mountain 3–4 km southwest of the village, which contains a restored 5th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church, the 5th-6th-century Tsghakhach Church, the 6th-century Tvarageghtsi Church and a 12th-13th century cemetery. Northwest of Koghb are the ruins of the Surb Arakel shrine in the old Arakelots village. There are also many forts in the vicinity of the village, including, the Berdategh

cyclopean Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar. The boulders typic ...

fort 1.5 km to the southeast, and the fort of Gharanots Gol close by. 10 km west of Koghb are two cyclopean forts, Zikurati and Kozmani, with

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

tomb fields adjacent. 15 km west is the Patashar cyclopean fort.

Gallery

1. Panorama of Koghb.jpg, Scenery around Koghb Մշկավանք 01.jpg, Mshkavank Monastery 1․ Panorama of Koghb.jpg, A view of Koghb Կողբի Սուրբ Հովհաննես ավետարանիչ եկեղեցի 1.jpg, St. John the Evangelist Church Koghb village from the St. Grigor Lusavorich church.jpg, A view of Koghb 3. Panorama of Koghb.jpg, A view of Koghb Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի 1.jpg, St. Lusavorich Church

References

External links

Koghb Art School
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