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Alinjagala

Nakhchivan is considered one of the hotbeds of civilization in the East. There are more than a thousand historical and cultural monuments, about sixty of which have global significance status, including the fortress city Alinjagala (Alinja Tower / Alinja Fortress). It is located on the eponymous mountain near the town of Julfa (Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), and was presumably built in 6-8 centuries.


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Yeddi Gumbez

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The name of Seven Domes or Yeddi Gumbez – the monument was named after the number of Shirvan rulers’ mausoleums-tombs built here in 18th-19th centuries. Other mausoleums of the group are partly destroyed and are without cupola or walls. Specifically, in the seven tombs, there are the remains of Mustafa Khan’ family, the last Shamakhi Khan. Each tomb has 3-4 graves with massive tombstones. This ancient monument is protected by the state.
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Ilandag (Snake Mountain)

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The  Ilandag Mountain  has turned into the symbol of Julfa region and the whole of Nakhchivan. The name of the mountain means “ Snake Mountain “, because this high mountain, which can bee see from everywhere in Julfa, is full of poisonous reptiles. Now time  Ilandag  – Snake Mountain became natural trademark of Nakhchivan, you can see this almost everywhere. Its distinctive cleft peak, naturally, has legend attached to it: as the flood began to subside, Noah’s Ark crashed through the surfacing summit on the way to Mount Gamigaya, east Nakhchivan, in a reversal of the route normally related in the west, which has Agri Dag as the final landing.
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Afurja Waterfall

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Afurja Waterfall – perhaps the most famous Azerbaijan natural monument, it is located on the Velvelichai river. Afurja Waterfall listed in the “Nature Monuments of Azerbaijan” and is protected by the state. Afurja Waterfall begins in the mountains and flows into the gorge with a silver ribbon were water falls from a cliff about 70 meters high – it is a is the highest waterfall of Azerbaijan. In translation from Russian, Afurdja means “a place where water splashes fall”. Indeed, the waterfall is very splashing. Gusts of wind in this place are strong, they blow the jet to the left, then, to the right, the drops fly in all directions
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