Nerk'in Getashen
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Nerkin Getashen is a fishing village on the south coast of Lake Sevan
in Gegharkunik, Armenia
. In the early medieval
it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot.
In the village is the 9th century monastery and church of Kotavank
overlooking the village and the Argitchi River with a large cemetery adjacent. Turkic rune inscriptions are located nearby. Within the village is also a ruined basilica called "Jam" by the locals with khachkar
s built into its walls, and not far away is a small shrine. There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages
located 2 km to the east and 3 km the west of the village.
South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen
(upper Getashen), founded 1828-29 from by migrants from Mush and Alashkert.
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world.Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, inside the Gegharkunik Province, at the altitude of 1,900m above sea level...
in Gegharkunik, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. In the early medieval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot.
In the village is the 9th century monastery and church of Kotavank
Kotavank
Kotavank is a church located on a hill overlooking the Argitchi River and village of Nerkin Getashen, south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In the early medieval it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot....
overlooking the village and the Argitchi River with a large cemetery adjacent. Turkic rune inscriptions are located nearby. Within the village is also a ruined basilica called "Jam" by the locals with khachkar
Khachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
s built into its walls, and not far away is a small shrine. There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
located 2 km to the east and 3 km the west of the village.
South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen
Verin Getashen
Verin Getashen is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
(upper Getashen), founded 1828-29 from by migrants from Mush and Alashkert.