Castle in the village of Zeynalagali

In the Yeni Bayazid district of Yerevan province, later in the village of Zeynalagali in the Sevan region

The village of Zeynalaghali, Yeni Beyazid-Sevan, was renamed Aleksandrovka in 1850, and Chkalovka on April 26, 1946.

Architecture

During archaeological excavations in the fortress in the village of Zeynalagali in the 1950s, part of the fortress was destroyed by Armenians. The ruins of the fortress remained on the territory until the final deportation of Azerbaijanis in 1987–1991.

This fortress, a historical and cultural monument, is located on the western shore of Lake Goycha, 5 km southeast of the present-day city of Sevan, in the territory of the village of Zeynalagali.
Dating back to the beginning of the first millennium AD, the fortress was built using large rocks. The fortress played an important role in the defense of the area with its high and thick walls. The inscriptions and objects found in the fortress during archaeological excavations are related to the lifestyle and culture of the Turkic tribes. This is material evidence testifying to the at least 2000-year history of the Oghuz Turks settling in these places.
In Armenian sources, the name Zeynalagali is first mentioned in documents from the early 19th century, in a list compiled by I. Chopin of villages considered suitable for living in the Goycha basin, which was given to the administration of the newly created Armenian province. According to documents from 1831, when Zeynalagali was incorporated into the Armenian province, its population was 423 people, consisting solely of Azerbaijanis.
In 1831–1873, the village of Zeynalagali was destroyed and attempts were made to expel Azerbaijanis from it.
In the 1840s, Russians were settled in the village, and in 1918, Armenians were settled. Azerbaijanis were expelled from the village at the beginning of the 20th century (1905–1906).

The toponym Zeynalaga was formed by adding the suffix "-lı" to the personal name, indicating affiliation, and means "place, village belonging to Zeynalaga." It is an anthroponym. The structural modification is a toponym.