Goght

40°8′22″N 44°46′46″E / 40.13944°N 44.77944°E / 40.13944; 44.77944Country ArmeniaMarzKotaykFirst mentioned13th-centuryGovernment • MayorArtavazd HakobyanArea • Total12.38 km² (4.78 sq mi)Elevation1,600 m (5,200 ft)Population • Total2,039 • Density160/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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.^[1][2]

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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

See also

• Kotayk Province

References

• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• 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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