Historical monuments in Tokhluja settlement

In the village of Tokhluca in Chambarak district of Goycha mahal

Chambarak district - since 1920 – Krasnoselsk, Tokhluca village - since April 9, 1991, Drakhtik

Archaeological monument

Hollow jugs, various pieces of pottery, small hooks and various objects recovered from Tokhluja settlement as a result of archaeological excavations were appropriated by Armenians and displayed as "ancient exhibits belonging to Armenians" in the museum in Iravan. Also, a cemetery with cross-shaped headstones belonging to Albanian tribes has been appropriated. Oghuz graves were destroyed.

It is clear from historical sources that settlement in Tokhluja territory dates back to III-II millennia BC. In the 70s of the 20th century, when the railway was being built, in the excavations carried out by Armenians in the area of the Araguney (Araguney-Areguni, Argun-Arhun) mountain ranges in the southwest of the village, hollow jars, various pieces of pottery, small hooks and various objects came out from a depth of 2-3 meters. There are facts that prove that people lived here from the Bronze Age. Back in the Soviet era, Russian scientists proved with archaeological excavations that the settlement on the southwestern shores of Goycha Lake belongs to the Bronze Age. There can be no doubt that people settled in the area with a more favorable geographical position and climatic conditions during that period. The discovery of ancient Oguz graves in different areas of the town and the fact that the human skeletons in these graves are larger than the body size of a modern person are once again one of the facts that prove the antiquity of the history of settlement here. The cemetery with a cross headstone in the northwestern part of Tokhluja settlement (in Chal area) belongs to Albanian tribes.

The toponym "Tokhluja" is based on the format Tokhluja-Toghluja Tukluja-Tukulusja and is related to the Tuk root of the Kipchaks. The discovery of ancient Oghuz graves in differrent areas of the town confirms that Tokhluja is an ancient Oghuz homeland.