- Monument date
- 3rd–4th centuries
- PlacementPrevious toponym
In the Yeni Beyazid district of the Yerevan province, then in the Zeynalaghali village of the Sevan region
- PlacementCurrent toponym
The village of Zeynalagali was renamed Aleksandrovka in 1850, and Chkalovka on April 26, 1946.
- Classification
Archaeological monument
- Current situation
The items removed from the mound were appropriated by Armenians and are now displayed in museums in Armenia as "Armenian exhibits" of ancient times.
- Information
The mounds containing valuable items from the ancient period are located on the western shore of Lake Goycha, 5 km southeast of the present-day city of Sevan, in the fortress on the territory of the village of Zeynalagali.
It is found in the list of villages in the Goycha basin that were considered suitable for living at that time, compiled by I. Chopin. According to documents from 1831, when it was incorporated into the Armenian province, Zeynalagali had a population of 423 people consisting exclusively of Azerbaijanis.
In 1831–1873, the village was destroyed and attempts were made to expel Azerbaijanis from it. In the 1840s, Russians were settled in the village, and in 1918, Armenians. Azerbaijanis were expelled from the village at the beginning of the 20th century (in 1905–1906).The toponym Zeynalaga was formed by adding the suffix "-lı" to the personal name, meaning "place, village belonging to Zeynalaga." It is an anthroponym. It is a structurally formed toponym.
