Torpaggala is a village in the Iravan uezd of the former Iravan governorate, in the former Gamarli (Artashat) district, and currently in the Ararat province. The provincial centre lies at a distance of 8 km from the town of Gamarli, at a height of 875 m above sea level. It is noted as “Torpakhgala” in the works of Armenian authors.

The village was inhabited by 40 Azerbaijanis in 1831, 246 in 1873, 268 in 1886, 303 in 1897, 415 in 1908, 456 in 1914, 372 in 1916 and 415 Azerbaijanis in January 1918. In March 1918 the Azerbaijanis were massacred or deported by Armenian armed units. After the establishment of Soviet power in the territory of present-day Armenia, the surviving Azerbaijanis were able to return to their native lands. The village was inhabited by 98 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 163 in 1926 and 197 Azerbaijanis in 1931. According to the decision of the USSR Council of Ministers “On the resettlement of collective farmers and other Azerbaijani population from the Armenian SSR to the Kur-Araz lowland of the Azerbaijan SSR” dated 23 December 1947, the Azerbaijani population of the village was forcibly deported to Azerbaijan. At present, Armenians live there.

The toponym was coined by combining the word “torpag” used to mean “a country, territory” in Azerbaijani and the word “gala” meaning “a tower”. It is a complex toponym formed on the basis of a relief.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 1 December 1949, it was renamed “Hnaberd”. 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 Ararat province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude 40°00’N., longitude 44°34’ E.