Galajig is a village in the Zangezur uezd of the former Yelizavetpol (Ganja) governorate, later in the former Garakilsa (Sisian) district, in the territory of the present Syunik province. The provincial centre lies 115 km to the northwest of the town of Gafan, on the right bank of the Bazarchay, 4 km to the northeast of the Bazarchay village, at a height of 1,530 m above sea level. Following the establishment of the Zangezur district in Soviet Armenia on 31 August 1921, the settlement was integrated into the administrative area of Armenia. It was marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village was originally inhabited by Azerbaijanis, and following the settlement of Armenians in the region according to the Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828), the population gradually left the village.

The toponym was coined by adding the diminutive suffix “-cıq” to the word “gala” (a fortress).

The village was unofficially renamed “Spandaryan”. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Syunik province.

Geographical coordinates: latitude: 39°37’ N., longitude: 45°54’ E.