Çalxanqala Fortress

Çalxanqala Fortress or Chalkhangala Fortress is a fortress from the Bronze Age 22 km to the north-west of Nakhchivan city. It is located near Payız village, on the right bank of the Jahrichay River, on a high hill. It was built with large rocks without using a fixing solution. There is only an access road to the fortress from the south side. The Bronze Age fortress Chalknagala has survived until the present day and has a wall with a length of 450 meters, a height of 2.5–3 meters and a width of 2.7–3 meters. Presumably, the Chalkhangala was the main defense fortress of the union of the tribes which were formed in the territory of the Nakhchivan, in 2000 BC.[1]

References
  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 117. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.

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