Koghb, Armenia
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Coordinates: 41°10′59″N 44°58′22″E / 41.18306°N 44.97278°E
| Koghb Կողբ |
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 Koghb
Կողբ |
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| Coordinates: 41°10′57″N 44°58′33″E / 41.1825°N 44.97583°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Tavush |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 4,733 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
| Website | http://www.koghb.am/ |
Koghb (Armenian: Կողբ ) is a town located in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Mshkavank also known as Mshakavank, with a restored church of Astvatsatsin, gavit, a 5-6th c. Tsghakhach church, 6th c. Tvarageghtsi church and cemetery of the 12-13th c. are somewhere on the mountain 3-4 km southwest of the town. 1.5 km southeast is the Berdategh cyclopean fort, and also possibly in close proximity is the fort of Gharanots Gol. West of Koghb 10 km are two cyclopean forts, Zikurati and Kozmani, with Bronze Age tomb fields adjacent. 15 km west is the Patashar cyclopean fort. Northwest of Koghb are the ruins of Surb Arakel shrine in the old Arakelots village.
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- Koghb, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server (as Koghb)
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 117-118; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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