The village of Kosh is in the
Ashtarak
Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn pr ...
district, about south-west of the district centre. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks. There is information referring to Kosh in
Armenian
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scripts from the 4th century.
Churches
The churches of
St Grigor (13th–14th centuries) and
St. Gevork (19th century) are protected within Kosh, along with an oil refinery (18th century).
Fortress
The fortress of Kosh (13th century) is in the northern part, on top of a hill, and has right-angled corners and circular towers, built with clear cut large tuff stone blocks, with the lower part consisting of rough-cut basalt blocks. The entrances are situated in the north and south with ceiling-covered corridors.
South of Kosh, stands a large
khatchkar-monument of red tuff from 1195. It is tall). According to inscriptions, it is dedicated to the liberation of Aragatzotn from
Seljuk Turks
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; fa, سلجوقیان ''Saljuqian'', alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes
by the Turk ...
.
Kosh fortress and churches at Armenica.org
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References
External links
Kosh Fortress and Churches at Armenica.orgKosh fortress and churches at ArmeniaPedia
Tourist attractions in Aragatsotn Province
Churches in Armenia
Forts in Armenia
Buildings and structures in Aragatsotn Province
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