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: fortress in Nakhcivan, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “fortress Alinja”, “Алинджа”, “Алинджа-гала”, “Алинджа-кала”, “Ернджак”, “Крепость Алинджа-Кала”, “Ալանա”, “Ալանջա”, “Ալանջախանա”, “Ալանջակ”, “Ալանջիկ”, “Ալըճա”, “Ալընճա”, “Ալընջա”, “Ալինգրիա”, “Ալինգրփա”, “Ալինջա”, “Ալինջա գալեսի”, “Ալինջա կալա”, “Ալինջա կալեսի”, “Ալինջաբերդ”, “Ալինջախան”, “Ալինջակ”, “Ալինջի բերդ”, “Ալիջան”, “Ալնճա”, “Ալնճկալեսի”, “Ալնջա”, “Ալնջակալա”, “Ելնճա”, “Ելնջա”, “Երանջակ”, “Երընջակ”, “Երինջո բերդ”, “Էլիջեկ”, “Էրինջագ”, “Էրինջակ”, “Էրիջան”, “Էրնակ”, “Էրնջակ”, “Էրջան”, “Լինջիա”, “Լնճիա”, and “Շահթախտ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Khanegah tomb.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Khanegah on the Alinja River – is a tomb dated… is situated 2 km east of Alinja Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Əbrəqunus and Nəhəcir.

Village
Photo: Azerbaijaniboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and municipality in the of , . is situated 8 km southwest of Alinja Tower.

Village
Nahajir is a village and municipality in the of , . 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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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Alinja Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج علينجا”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակ բերդ”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակ”
  • Armenian: “Երնջակաբերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əlincə qalası” (historical)
  • Bashkir: “Әлинжәҡала”
  • Catalan: “Alindja”
  • Catalan: “Alindjak”
  • French: “Tour Alinja”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Alinca”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Alinja”
  • Russian: “Алинджакала”
  • Russian: “замок Алинджа”
  • Turkish: “Alınca Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Elince Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Elince kalesi” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Алинджакала”
  • Western Armenian: “Երնջակաբերդ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Xanəgah and Əlincə.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Araz Supermarket and Araz.

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