Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan
Julfa District

Julfa

Julfa, formerly Jugha, is a city and the capital of the of the of . Julfa, an old city, is separated by the from its namesake, the town of Jolfa on the Iranian side of the border.
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  • Type: Town with 13,500 residents
  • Description: city in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Culfa”, “Dzhul’fa”, “Jolfa”, “Jolfā”, “Jolfā-ye Nakhjavān”, “Julfa, Azerbaijan”, and “Julfa, Azerbaijan (city)”
  • Historically known as: “Jugha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jolfa and Gulustan Mausoleum.

Railway station
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railway station is located in , East Azerbaijan Province. The station is owned by IRI Railway.

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The , also known as the Dasht Mausoleum, and the Vardut Mausoleum after the site's original name, is a medieval sepulchral monument in 's Nakhchivan region. is situated 4 km northwest of Julfa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Julfa and Shahmar.

Town
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Jolfa is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. Jolfa is separated by the Aras River from its namesake, the town of on the Azerbaijan side of the border.

Village
is a village in Shoja Rural District, in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,161, in 303 families. is situated 4½ km south of Julfa.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Rural District in the Central District of Jolfa County, province, . is situated 6 km south of Julfa.

Julfa

Latitude
38.95406° or 38° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
45.62703° or 45° 37′ 37″ east
Population
13,500
Elevation
714 metres (2,343 feet)
Open location code
8HC7XJ3G+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 172794981
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
148251
Wiki­data ID
Q1013454
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Julfa” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ջուլֆա”
  • Armenian: “Ջուղա”
  • Asturian: “Julfa”
  • Azerbaijani: “Culfa” (historical)
  • Bashkir: “Жүлфә”
  • Belarusian: “Джульфа (Азербайджан)”
  • Belarusian: “Джульфа”
  • Bulgarian: “Джулфа”
  • Catalan: “Julfa”
  • Cebuano: “Culfa”
  • Central Kurdish: “جوولفە، ئازەربایجان”
  • Chechen: “Джульфа”
  • Chinese: “朱利法”
  • Czech: “Culfa”
  • Czech: “Džulfa”
  • Dutch: “Culfa”
  • Esperanto: “Ĝulfo”
  • Estonian: “Culfa”
  • Finnish: “Culfa”
  • French: “Djoulfa”
  • Georgian: “ჯულფა”
  • German: “Culfa”
  • German: “Dschulfa”
  • Greek: “Τζούλφα”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ולפה”
  • Italian: “Culfa”
  • Japanese: “ジュファ”
  • Japanese: “ジュルファ”
  • Kazakh: “Джүлфа”
  • Korean: “줄파”
  • Lithuanian: “Džulfa”
  • Malay: “Julfa, Azerbaijan”
  • Mingrelian: “ჯულფა”
  • Ossetian: “Джульфа”
  • Persian: “جلفا”
  • Persian: “جلفای نخجوان”
  • Persian: “جولفا”
  • Polish: “Culfa”
  • Polish: “Dżulfa”
  • Romanian: “Culfa”
  • Romanian: “Djulfa”
  • Romanian: “Julfa”
  • Russian: “Джола”
  • Russian: “Джульфа”
  • Serbian: “Џулфа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džulfa (Azerbejdžan)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Džulfa”
  • Slovenian: “Džulfa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “جولفا (آذربایجان)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “جولفا”
  • Spanish: “Julfa”
  • Spanish: “Yulfa”
  • Swedish: “Culfa”
  • Tajik: “Ҷулфо”
  • Tatar: “Җүлфә”
  • Turkish: “Culfa, Azerbaycan”
  • Turkish: “Culfa” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Джульфа”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Culfa”
  • Urdu: “جلفا”
  • Uzbek: “Julfa”
  • Western Armenian: “Ջուղա, (Նախիջեւան)”
  • Western Armenian: “Ջուղա,”
  • Western Panjabi: “جلفہ ، آذربائیجان”

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