Alinja Mountain
Julfin district of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan.
Description:
In Azerbaijan there is a mountain peak called Alinja, or, as it is also called, Alinja-Dag. It is located in the south-west of the Zangezur ridge, in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the territory of the Julfin district, on the right bank of the Alinjachay River.
Its absolute height ranges from 1,810 to 1,821.4 meters above sea level. In the southeastern part of the slope is the village of Khanaga, and on the top of Alinja Daga is the fortress of Alinjakala, the Middle Ages.
The mountain is made of laccolites, there is practically no vegetation on it, except for grass. From the top opens a magnificent landscape of the neighboring mountains.