Goght

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Goght

|native_name = Գողթ

|image_skyline = Goght2.JPG

|image_caption = The village of Goght, October 2009

|pushpin_map = Armenia

|mapsize = 150px

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{ARM}}

|subdivision_type1 = Marz

|subdivision_name1 = Kotayk

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Artavazd Hakobyan

|established_title = First mentioned

|established_date = 13th-century

|area_total_km2 = 12.38

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of = 2011

|population_total = 1,921{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/armenia/kotayk/|title=Kotayk (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2024-11-08}}

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = GMT +4

|utc_offset = +4

|timezone_DST =

|utc_offset_DST =

|coordinates = {{coord|40|8|22|N|44|46|46|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 1600

|website =

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Goght ({{langx|hy|Գողթ}}; formerly Goghot) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. It is located near Garni and sits along the road leading to Geghard 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 khachkars are built into the exterior walls of the church, as well as at its altar. Goght sits overlooking a large gorge and upon a promontory on the other side is the 11th- to 13th-century monastery of Havuts Tar. It may be reached by foot from the town, but more easily from Garni via the Garni Gorge. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.caa.am/eng/lg.php?section=COMMUNITIES&id=232 |title=Goght (Kotayk) |publisher=CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia |access-date=May 30, 2015}}{{cite book|last1=Kiesling |first1=Brady| first2=Raffi| last2= Kojian| year=2005 |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide| edition= 2nd| publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio| location=Yerevan| pages=89–90| isbn=99941-0-121-8}}