Goght ( hy, Գողթ; formerly Goghot) is a village in the

Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

, located on the right bank of the upper-

Azat River The Azat ( hy, Ազատ) is a river in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Its source is on the western slope of the Geghama mountains. It flows through Garni, Lanjazat and Arevshat. It flows into the Aras near Artashat. The main purpose of the ...

. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. It is located near

Garni Garni ( hy, Գառնի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is known for the nearby classical temple. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 6,910. History The settlement has an ancient history, and is ...

and sits along the road leading to

Geghard Geghard ( hy, Գեղարդ, meaning "spear") is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protec ...

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

khachkar A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, i ...

s are built into the exterior walls of the church, as well as at its

altar An altar is a Table (furniture), table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of wo ...

. Goght sits overlooking a large gorge and upon a promontory on the other side is the 11th- to 13th-century monastery of

Havuts Tar Havuts Tar ( hy, Հավուց Թառ Վանք; also Havuts Tar Vank; translates to the "All Savior Monastery") is an 11th to 13th century walled monastery, situated upon a promontory along the Azat River Valley across from the villages of Goght ...

. It may be reached by foot from the town, but more easily from

via the

Garni Gorge The Garni Gorge is situated 23 km east of Yerevan, Armenia, just below the village of the same name. On a promontory above the gorge the first-century AD Temple of Garni may be seen. Along the sides of the gorge are cliff walls of well-preserve ...

. 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.

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Image:Goght Ridge.JPG, A portion of the village that sits along a ridge overlooking the gorge Image:Goght.JPG, Goght as seen from

Monastery across the gorge Image:Goght Church 1.JPG, Village church Image:Goght Church 2.JPG, One of the doors leading into the village church Image:Havuts Tar Complex.JPG, The Havuts Tar Monastic Complex located across the gorge from Goght

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World Gazeteer: Armenia
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Populated places in Kotayk Province Tourist attractions in Kotayk Province {{Kotayk-geo-stub

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