Kosh fortress and churches
The village of Kosh is in the Ashtarak district, about 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 Armenian scripts from the 4th century.Churches
The churches of St Grigor and St. Gevork are protected within Kosh, along with an oil refinery.Fortress
The fortress of Kosh 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 ceiling-covered corridors.
South of Kosh, stands a large khatchkar-monument of red tuff from 1195. It is tall). According to inscriptions, it is dedicated to the liberation of Aragatzotn from Seljuk Turks.
