Gomk

Gomk
Գոմք
Gomk
Gomk
Coordinates: 39°37′46″N 45°34′09″E / 39.62944°N 45.56917°E / 39.62944; 45.56917
Country Armenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityVayk
Population
 • Total
162
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Gomk (Armenian: Գոմք) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.

History

There is a 17th-century church, and a shrine/khachkar from 1263 in the village. The inscription upon it reads:[2]

"In 712 of the Armenian era, under the pious Prince Prosh, Mkhitar, Arevik, son of Khoidan, set up this cross and chapel. In the village there was not even a church. We have built this church with our own means with much trouble, for us and our parents. You who read, remember us in your prayers."

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.