Alinja | |
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Municipality | |
  Alinja | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′16″N 45°41′46.7″E / 39.17111°N 45.696306°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Julfa |
| Population | |
| • Total | 634 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Alinja (also known as "Alıncak"; Azerbaijani: Əlincə; Armenian: Երնջակ, romanized: Yernjak) is a village and municipality in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The mausoleum and shrine of the Hurufi Fazlallah are located on a hillside overlooking the village. Qara Iskander, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu was murdered in the castle in 1437 by his son Shah Kubad.[1]
- ^ Arnold, T.W., ed. (1927). "Ḳara-Ḳoyūn-lu". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. 2 (1 ed.). p. 741.