Koghb (Armenian: Կողբ) is a village and rural community in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located near the town of Noyemberyan.

Koghb Կողբ
A view of Koghb
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Coordinates: 41°10′57″N 44°58′33″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,420
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Website	http://www.koghb.am/
Koghb, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

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.[2]

There are also many forts in the vicinity of the village, including, the Berdategh cyclopean 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 tomb fields adjacent. 15 km west is the Patashar cyclopean fort.[2]

Gallery

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  Scenery around Koghb
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  Mshkavank Monastery
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  A view of Koghb
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  St. John the Evangelist Church
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  A view of Koghb
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  A view of Koghb
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  St. Lusavorich Church

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koghb.

• Koghb Art School
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 117-118; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

На других языках

[ru] Кохб (село)