Gosh, Armenia

Gosh (Armenian: Գոշ) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Gosh Գոշ
A view of Gosh
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 40°43′45″N 44°59′50″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Municipality	Dilijan
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,115
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Gosh, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Etymology

The village is named after Mkhitar Gosh (1130–1213) who took part in the rebuilding of the Nor Ghetik Monastery during the 12th-13th centuries, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1188. The newly built monastery was later named Goshavank in honor of Mkhitar.

Goshavank is located just off the main highway that runs through the village. On a hillside west of the monastery complex sits a chapel that also serves as the tomb of Mkhitar Gosh. It was situated to overlook the monastery in which he helped build. The chapel is square in plan with a single centrally located dome above and one portal. Nearby are the ruins of what is said to be Mkhitar's house. Stone foundations and low walls still exist.

Gallery

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  A view of the village
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  Goshavank, August 2009
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  St. George's Church (Mkhitar Gosh's funeral chapel)
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  Gosh lake
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  Goshavank interior
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  The ruins of Mikhtar Gosh's house

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

External links

• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Gosh at Armeniapedia.org
• Virtualarmenia.am