Koghb, Armenia

41°10′59″N 44°58′22″E

Koghb Կողբ
A view of Koghb
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Coordinates: 41°10′57″N 44°58′33″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Municipality	Noyemberyan
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

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

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

Notable People

• Levon Ananyan, journalist and translator