 There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages located 2 km to the east and 3 km the west of the village.South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen (Upper Getashen), founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush and Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.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.