Kosh
Կոշ | |
|---|---|
 The village of Kosh as viewed from Kosh Berd. | |
  Kosh  Kosh | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′55″N 44°09′15″E / 40.29861°N 44.15417°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Ashtarak |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,513[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
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.
- ^ "Aragatsotn (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.