Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan
Julfa District

Alinja Tower

The Alinja Tower, also known as Alinjagala, Alinja-gala or the fortress of Yernjak up to the 14th century, is a tower located to the west of , not far from city in , on the right coast of the River, higher of the Armenian monastery St.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Armenian fortress
  • Also known as: “fortress Alinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khanegah tomb.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Khanegah on the Alinja River – is a tomb dated to between the 13th and 15th centuries and is located in the village of , . The tomb is on the Alinja River. is situated 2 km east of Alinja Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Əbrəqunus and Nəhəcir.

Village
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is a village and municipality in the of , . It has a population of 2,747. is situated 8 km southwest of Alinja Tower.

Village
Nahajir is a village and municipality in the of , . It is located 22 km in the north from the district center, on the foothill area. is situated 10 km northwest of Alinja Tower.

Alinja Tower

Latitude
39.1938° or 39° 11′ 38″ north
Longitude
45.69507° or 45° 41′ 42″ east
Elevation
1,539 metres (5,049 feet)
Open location code
8HF75MVW+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2061899075
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8504751
Wiki­data ID
Q2512493
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Alinja Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج علينجا”
  • Armenian: “Ալանա”
  • Armenian: “Ալանջա”
  • Armenian: “Ալանջախանա”
  • Armenian: “Ալանջակ”
  • Armenian: “Ալանջիկ”
  • Armenian: “Ալըճա”
  • Armenian: “Ալընճա”
  • Armenian: “Ալընջա”
  • Armenian: “Ալինգրիա”
  • Armenian: “Ալինգրփա”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջա գալեսի”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջա կալա”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջա կալեսի”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջա”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջաբերդ”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջախան”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջակ”
  • Armenian: “Ալինջի բերդ”
  • Armenian: “Ալիջան”
  • Armenian: “Ալնճա”
  • Armenian: “Ալնճկալեսի”
  • Armenian: “Ալնջա”
  • Armenian: “Ալնջակալա”
  • Armenian: “Ելնճա”
  • Armenian: “Ելնջա”
  • Armenian: “Երանջակ”
  • Armenian: “Երընջակ”
  • Armenian: “Երինջո բերդ”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակ բերդ”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակ”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակաբերդ”
  • Armenian: “Էլիջեկ”
  • Armenian: “Էրինջագ”
  • Armenian: “Էրինջակ”
  • Armenian: “Էրիջան”
  • Armenian: “Էրնակ”
  • Armenian: “Էրնջակ”
  • Armenian: “Էրջան”
  • Armenian: “Լինջիա”
  • Armenian: “Լնճիա”
  • Armenian: “Շահթախտ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əlincə qalası” (historical)
  • Bashkir: “Әлинжәҡала”
  • Catalan: “Alindja”
  • Catalan: “Alindjak”
  • French: “Tour Alinja”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Alinca”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Alinja”
  • Russian: “Алинджа-гала”
  • Russian: “Алинджа-кала”
  • Russian: “Алинджа”
  • Russian: “Алинджакала”
  • Russian: “Ернджак”
  • Russian: “замок Алинджа”
  • Russian: “Крепость Алинджа-Кала”
  • Turkish: “Alınca Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Elince Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Elince kalesi” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Алинджакала”
  • Western Armenian: “Երնջակաբերդ”

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