Kosh, Armenia

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Kosh Կոշ
Kosh
Coordinates: 40°18′09″N 44°09′25″E / 40.30250°N 44.15694°E / 40.30250; 44.15694
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Aragatsotn
Population (2008)
• Total	2,804
Time zone	(UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Coordinates: 40°18′09″N 44°09′25″E / 40.30250°N 44.15694°E / 40.30250; 44.15694 Kosh (Armenian: Կոշ, also Romanized as Koghes; formerly, Kvash) is a village in the Ashtarak district, Aragatsotn province, Armenia, about 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 remainings from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks.

References

'32FA881E6DD03774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Kosh, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 17, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website

v t e Aragatsotn Province

Capital: Ashtarak

Towns	Aparan Ashtarak Talin

Villages	Agarak Agarakavan Aghtsk Akunk Alagyaz Antarut Apna Arayi Aragats Aragatsavan Aragatsotn Artashavan Arteni Aruch Ashnak Avan Avshen Arevut Bazmaghbyur Berkarat Byurakan Charchakis Chknagh Dashtadem Davtashen Ddmasar Dian Dprevank Dzoraglukh Garnahovit Geghadir Geghadzor Gegharot Getap Ghazaravan Hako Hartavan Hatsashen Hnaberd Irind Jamshlu Jrambar Kakavadzor Kanch Kaniashir Karbi Karmrashen Katnaghbyur Kayk Kosh Kuchak Lernapar Lernarot Lusagyugh Lusakn Mastara Melikgyugh Metsadsor Mijnatun Mirak Nerkin Bazmaberd Nerkin Sasnashen Nigavan Nor Amanos Nor Artik Nor Yedesia Norashen Ohanavan Orgov Oshakan Otevan Parpi Partizak Rya Taza Sadunts Saghmosavan Saralanj Sasunik Shamiram Shenavan Shenkani Shgharshik Shoghakn Sipan Sorik Suser Tatul Tegher Tlik Tsaghkahovit Tsaghkasar Tsaghkashen Tsamakasar Tsilkar Ttujur Ujan Ushi Vardablur Vardenis Vardenut Verin Bazmaberd Verin Sasunik Verin Sasnashen Voskehat Vosketas Voskevaz Yeghipatrush Yeghnik Yernjatap Zarinja Zovasar

Non-community villages	Dzoragyugh Karin Khnusik Lusaghbyur Mughni Nigatun

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