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Amberd Fortress
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Aragatsotn, Armenia · Asia
Kosh is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ujan, 12km from Amberd Fortress.
Kosh is a town located in Aragatsotn, Armenia. With a population of 3,146, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Kosh sits in Armenia. It's in the Asia/Yerevan time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kosh to your route.
Kosh (Armenian: Կոշ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, 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 HellenisticRead more
pottery remains. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks.
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Kosh is located in Aragatsotn, Armenia, Asia. The coordinates are 40.3000 latitude, 44.1525 longitude.
Kosh has a population of approximately 3,146 people, making it a town in Armenia.
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A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
12 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Haunting ring of 7th-century columns from a collapsed circular cathedral, framed by Mount Ararat on the Yerevan–Etchmiadzin road; a UNESCO World Heritage ruin.
22 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet Union, a 1st-century pagan shrine overlooking the dramatic Azat River gorge.
53 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
The haunting UNESCO ruins of a once-great medieval Armenian capital on the Turkish-Armenian border, known as the City of 1,001 Churches.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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A UNESCO partially rock-cut medieval monastery with extraordinary acoustics, said to house the spear that pierced Christ's side at the crucifixion.
59 km · about 70 min drive
landmark
An iconic Armenian monastery at the foot of Mount Ararat where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years, offering the most famous view of Ararat.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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