Voskevaz was originally  known as Ghzltamur (“Red Timur”), by popular etymology out of gratitude to the 15^th c. scourge Timur Lenk, who chose not to slaughter the villagers. The village has a roofless S. Hovhannes church. About 1 km  S and     a     little     W     of    the   village overlooking      the    Kasakh     gorge

   Voskehat (till    1949  Patrinj)  has remains of an Iron Age fort W, and remnants of a 14^th c. church.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

where another stream comes in, are the ruins of the 5-7^th c. "Badali Zham" church. W of this is a prehistoric “Vishap” (carved dragon stone) brought from its original site on Mt. Aragats and set up on a modern concrete plinth by local youths. Another 100 m W are the important remnants of a major Bronze Age fortress, called Aghtamir, including massive defensive walls, with medieval settlement and early tombs within. Nearby is a late medieval stone and mud fort, now crumbling.