Galandar tower

Yelizavetpol (Ganja) Gover­norate, Zanga­zur mahal, Go­rus district, near Aghbulag village.

The name of Aghbulag villa­ge, was chan­ged on 09.04.1991 and named Aghbullak.

Architec­ture

The ruins of Ga­landar Castle, which were left in a burnt state, we­re taken over by the Armenians and shown as an Armenian castle.

Aghbulag village was built by Khalaj tribes. One of the brothers living in Khalaj, Garakhan stays in Khalaj. The other brother, Galandar, moves to the Aghbulag area, where he builds a house for himself. It is said that he had many herds of cattle and sheep. The 1,000-year-old Galandar Tower was registered as a 17th-century monument.

Galandar fort­ress played the role of protect­tion for Azer­baijanis from Ar­menian and other foreign attacks at the same time. The ancient castle has an impor­tant value as an example of his­torical heritage in Western Azer­baijan.