Goght

Goght Գողթ
The village of Goght, October 2009
Country	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  (2008)
• Total	2,039
• Density	160/km2 (430/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.

Gallery

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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

References

• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Goght at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia