Tovuzgala tower

In the city of Tovuzgala, for­mer Sham­saddin district, Gazakh district, Ganja gover­norate.

Ganja Gover­no­rate – Yeliza­vet­pol, Sham­saddin district - Berd, Tovuz­gala city since 7.11.1995, it has been inclu­ded in the admi­nistrative terri­tory of Tavush governorate.

Architec­ture

The fortress was repaired and restored by the Armenians, it was appro­priated and pre­sented as an Ar­menian monu­ment.

The toponym is derived from the ethno­nym "uz" (Oghuz) with the word "tov" which means "mountain" in Tur­kish, and the word "gala", and is used in the sense of "mountain gala of Uz (Og­huz)"373. The castle looks similar to the historical Shusha Castle. Different types of stones were used, and the presence of white, yellow, gray and black stones of differ­rent colors on the walls of the castle ma­kes the castle located on the high ground look even more beautiful and majestic.

Tovuzgala was an ancient Oguz homeland. The castle was built for defense pur­poses.