Kosh, Armenia

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
The village of Kosh as viewed from Kosh Berd.
Kosh Kosh
Coordinates: 40°17′55″N 44°09′15″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

• Kosh, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazetteer: Armenia – 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