Nerkin Getashen
village in Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
Nerkin Getashen (Armenian: Ներքին Գետաշեն, lit. 'Lower Getashen') is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located along the southwestern coast of Lake Sevan. South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen (lit. 'Upper Getashen'), founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush and Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.
Etymology
The village was known as Nerkin Adyaman and Nizhniy Adyaman prior to 1945.
History
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 a ruined "Jam" or funeral chapel with khachkars built into its walls, and not far away is a small shrine. An old mill sits along the Argitchi River. There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages located two kilometres to the east and three kilometres to the west of the village.
Kot
In the early Middle Ages, the site of what is now modern Nerkin Getashen served as the capital of the ancient Syunyats region, known at that time as Kot. The settlement was located along the Dvin-Partav historical trade route, which allowed it to become an important 9th-10th century trade center.
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