Alinjakala Fortress
Description:
Alinjakala is a fortress that once played the role of one of the most powerful and reliable defensive structures. It is located in Azerbaijan, on the top of Alinja Mountain, west of the village of Hanega, near the city of Julfa, on the right bank of the Alinja River.
The fortress is also called Alinja or Alinja-kala. It is located on the border of the Armenian provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik. According to the Armenian authors, this is one of the oldest settlements in Armenia and one of the most famous residences in which the princes of Orbelyan lived. Over time, the building belonged to the Turkic dynasty of the Ildegizids.
During the invasion of Tamerlane's troops, the invaders were resisted by the defenders of the Alinjakala fortress.
Inside the fortress there is a large number of defensive, hydraulic, palace and residential structures that occupied the top and slopes of the mountain. From the foot of the mountain and to the very top stretch strong rows of stone walls in several lines. Tank pools collecting melt and rainwater were sheltered in the shade. Once in this fortress was kept the most important treasury of the Seljuk Atabeks.