[4] The region includes rich deposits of ores and precious metals, notably gold.

The right bank of the river is used for agriculture, occupies the forest fund of the region and the meadow grassland.

They are Quşçu, Öysüzlü, Ayıblı, Alakol, Yuxarı Öysüzlü, Abulbəyli, Düz Qırıqlı, Düz Cırdaxan, Yanıqlı, Qəribli, Azaplı, Bozalqanlı, Dönük Qırıqlı, İbrahimhacılı, Dondar Quşçu, Kirən, Əlibəyli villages and Qovlar settlement.

[10][11] The ancient village of Goytepe (Göy Tepe) is one of the largest archaeological monuments in Tovuz District, and in Ganja – Gazakh region.

In this same area of Azerbaijan are also located the ancient sites of Shomu Tepe, Soyuq Bulaq, and Boyuk Kesik.

The earliest levels of Mentesh represent an advanced Neolitic culture with full domestication of cereals and animals.

The occupation at Mentesh continued for a long period to the end of the Early Bronze Age.

[4] Stock raising is one of the main revenue source of this region:[9] There are 24 entities which operate in industrial and agricultural sphere:[9] Where the sown areas for agricultural plants are:[9] According to Azerbaijani MOD, in the afternoon of July 12, Armenian Armed Forces started to fire on Azerbaijani State Border Service positions in Tovuz region using artillery mounds.