Golgat is a village in the Alexandropol uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Artik district, and currently in the Shirak province. The provincial centre lies 27 km to the northwest of the town of Gumru, at a height of 870 m above sea level. It is marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus. Another name for the village was “Govlugat”.

The village had been solely inhabited by Azerbaijanis until 1828. In 1828–1829 the Armenians relocated from Mush, Khnis (Hnis) and Alashkirt provinces of Türkiye were settled in the village. Along with the Armenians, the village was inhabited by 17 Azerbaijanis in 1831, 13 in 1873, and 18 Azerbaijanis in 1897. At the beginning of the 20th century, in 1905–1906, the Azerbaijanis were deported from the village by Armenian armed units.

The toponym was coined by combining the word “gol” used in Turkic to mean “a waterless valley”, “a river bed”, “a stream”, “a river”, “a valley”, and the word “gat” meaning “a swamp”. The toponym was coined in association with a relief.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Sovient of the Armenian SSR dated 15 July 1948, the village was renamed “Geghanist”. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative territory of the Shirak province.

Geographical coordinates: latitude: 40°41’ N., longitude: 44°01’ ‘E.