Kolagiran bridge

Goycha mahal, in Kolagiren village of Garanlig district

Garanlig district (from 09.09.1930, the village of Martuni Kolagiren, from 03.01.1935, Tsovinar

Architecture

The ancient stone bridge built by the Azerbaijanis was appropriated by the Armenians, and is now considered an "Armenian monument".

Kolagiren bridge was built with large river stones. The most used bridge in the village area was the bridge with heavy traffic. The upper part of the bridge is half open triangle, and the lower part is semi-oval, built according to the Eastern architectural style. The right side is more downhill than the left side. The bridge is about 15-20 meters long and 3 meters wide, and its height is around 10-15 meters. The village is known for its famous historical Kolagiren Castle. Cuneiform inscriptions were found on the rock at the ruins of the castle. Remains of walls and corner towers built of large rock stones remain. Many clay pots, stones, bones, metal ornaments, etc. were found in the area. Armenians were first moved to Kolagiren area from Turkey in 1830. 151 people came to the area in 23 households, and settled in the areas inhabited by Azerbaijanis. In 1897, 88 Azerbaijani families lived in the village and they were forced to leave during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in 1905-1906.

The toponym Kolagiren is in Turkish. Kolagiren was formed on the basis of the Turkish ethnonym. The area got its name from the Turkic tribes who lived there and were engaged in animal husbandry and cattle breeding. The bridge played an important role in establishing communications with the areas located on the other side of the village.