Western Azerbaijan Heritage

35 km north­west of the Ga­fan district cen­ter of Zanga­zur, in the vil­lage of Gighi (Kichik Sofulu, Saralli) in the wide plain whe­re the right branch of the Gighi river meets the Garli river. 

The name of the village is adap­ted to the Ar­me­nian lan­guage and used as Geghi.

Architec­ture

Although the castle was des­troyed, its re­mains are still standing.

A castle in the village of Kighi of the current Gafan district, in Zangazur uezd of Yelizavetpol (Ganja) Governorate. It is located 28 km west of the city of Gafan, on the right bank of the Gighi River. As the most important of these monuments, the 10th century Gighi Castle is a brilliant example of medieval Muslim architecture. Although the castle was destroyed, its remains are still standing, the essence of the Gighi castle still exists.

It was formed on the basis of the ethnonym "kighi" of Tur­kish origin.