Goght
Sign in to saveGoght (; formerly Goghot) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. It is located near Garni and sits along the road leading to Geghard Monastery. The village has a small ruined basilica from the 17th or 18th century located straight down a dirt road from the main square. Some khachkars are built into the exterior walls of the church, as well as at its altar. Goght sits overlooking a large gorge and upon a promontory on the other side is the 11th- to 13th-century monastery of Havuts Ta
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Goght
- Settlement.native_name
- Գողթ
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Goght2.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The village of Goght, October 2009
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Armenia
- Settlement.mapsize
- 150px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Marz
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kotayk
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Artavazd Hakobyan
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th-century
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 12.38
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,921
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT +4
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Armenia
- Located in
- Abovyan raion
- Official language
- Armenian
- Population
- 1921
- Area
- 12.38
- Elevation
- 1600
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Goght
- Image
- Goght2.JPG
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- Goght
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Goght (; formerly Goghot) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. It is located near Garni and sits along the road leading to Geghard Monastery. The village has a small ruined basilica from the 17th or 18th century located straight down a dirt road from the main square. Some khachkars are built into the exterior walls of the church, as well as at its altar. Goght sits overlooking a large gorge and upon a promontory on the other side is the 11th- to 13th-century monastery of Havuts Tar. It may be reached by foot from the town, but more easily from Garni via the Garni Gorge. The community has a school, kindergarten, house of culture, and a library. The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, based primarily on grain farming, orchard cultivation, and cattle-breeding.
== Gallery ==
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