Gazanchi Castle is a historical-archaeological monument located north of Gazanchi village of Julfa region, on the shore of Alincechay. The creation of the monument is related to the name of the ancient Kas Turks who settled widely in the territory of Azerbaijan in the 3rd millennium BC. Gazanchi Castle is also associated with the name of Kazan Khan, the protagonist of the “Kitabi-Dada Gorgud” saga. The fortress, which consisted of a multi-level magnificent defense system, had a passageway between the barriers. As is likely, the Kazanchi castle was already built in BC. At the beginning of the 2nd millennium, it was the center of a large tribal community that lived in the Alincechay valley.
The fortress was blown up by Armenian engineers in 1985 under the name of dam construction.
The findings, which include stones, gray and pink clay vessels (jugs, bowls, bowls, etc.) from the ground samples collected from Gazanchi Castle, are stored in the Julfa District History and Local History Museum.
