Gosh ( hy, Գոշ) is a village in 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 ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

. The village is named after

Mkhitar Gosh Mkhitar Gosh ( hy, Մխիթար Գոշ; 1130–1213) or Mkhitar the Thinbearded was an Armenian scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. He was one of the representatives of the Armenian Renaissance. Biography He was born in the city ...

(1130–1213) who took part in the rebuilding of the Nor Ghetik Monastery during the 12th-13th centuries, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1188. The newly built monastery was later named

Goshavank Goshavank (; meaning "Monastery of Gosh"; previously known as Nor Getik) is a 12th- or 13th-century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The impressive monastery which has remained in relatively go ...

in honor of Mkhitar. Goshavank is located just off the main highway that runs through the village. On a hillside west of the monastery complex sits a chapel that also serves as the tomb of Mkhitar Gosh. It was situated to overlook the monastery in which he helped build. The chapel is square in plan with a single centrally located dome above and one portal. Nearby are the ruins of what is said to be Mkhitar's house. Stone foundations and low walls still exist.

Gallery

Gosh Village, Tavush Province, Armenia.jpg, A view of the village Goshavank View.JPG, Goshavank, August 2009 Gosh Saint Gevorg church, ՎԱՍ 02.jpg, St. George's Church (Mkhitar Gosh's funeral chapel) Gosh Lake, Tavush Province, Armenia 01.jpg, Gosh lake Goshavank-021.JPG, Goshavank interior Mikhtar Gosh house.jpg, The ruins of Mikhtar Gosh's house

References

External links

World Gazeteer: Armenia
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Gosh at Armeniapedia.org
Populated places in Tavush Province {{Tavush-geo-stub