Gumru tower

In Gumru city, on the banks of the Arpa River in the Shorayel mahal.

Gumru was called Alexan­dro­pol in 1837-1924, Lenina­kan in 1924-1990, and Ku­mayri from 1990.

Architec­ture

During the Russo-Iranian wars, the Gumri fortress was destroyed and its ruins re­mained.

The village of Gyumri has turned into a sonar city. It is the second largest city after Iravan. The name of the monument is mentioned as a fortress in VIII century sources. It was built of river stones and red bricks. In 1837, the Russians built a military fortress on a high place of the Arpa River. Gumri was named Alexan­dropol in 1840 and Leninakan in 1924 in honor of Nicholas I's wife Alexandra.

Azerbaijanis lived in Gumru until 1830. Ar­menians relo­ca­ted from Erzu­rum were reset­tled and the pla­ce was Arme­nianized.