Koghb () is a village and rural community in the

Noyemberyan Municipality Tavush (, ) 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 the southwest, and ...

of the

Tavush Province Tavush (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia (country), Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

, located near the town of

Noyemberyan Noyemberyan () is a town and urban municipal community in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. It is located 2 km west of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and 9 km south of the Armenia-Georgia border. As of the ...

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 masonry, stonework found in Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal Engineering tolerance, clearance between adjacent stones and with clay ...

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 () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

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

Notable People

Levon Ananyan Levon Ananyan (; 13 October 1946 – 2 September 2013) was an Armenian journalist and translator. Biography Born in Koghb, Tavush, Levon Ananyan was a graduate of the Yerevan State University, Department of Philology. He worked for a number ...

, journalist and translator

References

External links

Koghb Art School
* * {{Portal bar, Geography Populated places in Tavush Province