Goght
Goght
Գողթ | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia |
| Marz | Kotayk |
| First mentioned | 13th-century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artavazd Hakobyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,921[1] |
| • Density | 155.2/km2 (401.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT +4) |
Goght (Armenian: Գողթ; 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.[2][3]
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A portion of the village that sits along a ridge overlooking the gorge
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Goght as seen from Havuts Tar Monastery across the gorge
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Village church
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One of the doors leading into the village church
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The Havuts Tar Monastic Complex located across the gorge from Goght
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- Goght at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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