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Kosh fortress and churches

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The fortress of Kosh (13th century) is in the northern part, on top of a hill, and has right-angled corners and circular towers, built with clear cut large tuff stone blocks, with the lower part consisting of rough-cut basalt blocks. The entrances are situated in the north and south with
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district, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the district centre. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks. There is information referring to Kosh in
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of red tuff from 1195. It is 6.8 metres (22 ft) tall). According to inscriptions, it is dedicated to the liberation of Aragatzotn from
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Armenia is a
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