New Julfa
New Julfa is the Armenian quarter of Isfahan, Iran, located along the south bank of the Zayanderud. Established and named after the older city of Julfa in the early 17th century, it is still one of the oldest and largest Armenian quarters in the world.
- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood in Isfahan, Iran
- Also known as: “Jolfā”, “Jolfa-ye Now”, “Julfa”, “New Jolfa”, “Nieuw Julfa”, “Nor Dzjugha”, “Nor Jugha”, “Nouvelle Djoulfa”, “Nová Džulfa”, “Новая Джуга”, “Новая Джульфа (Исфахан)”, “جلفای نو اصفهان”, “محله جلفا”, “新朱尔法”, and “新朱法”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Church of Saint Minas and Church of Saint Nerses the Great.
Church of Saint Minas
Church
Saint Minas Church of New Julfa, is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran.
Church of Saint Nerses the Great
Church
Saint Nerses the Great Church of New Julfa, is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran.
Convent of Saint Catherine
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.
Jey Shir
Neighborhood
Jey Shir is a neighborhood in the city of Isfahan… Jey Shir is situated 8 km east of New Julfa.
Dorcheh
Town
Dorcheh is a city in the Central District of Khomeynishahr County, Isfahan province, Iran. Dorcheh is situated 9 km west of New Julfa.
New Julfa
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Isfahan, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.63207° or 32° 37′ 56″ north
Longitude
51.64679° or 51° 38′ 48″ east
Elevation
1,581 metres (5,187 feet)
Open location code
8H4HJJJW+RP
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“New Julfa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي جلفا”
- Armenian: “Նոր Ջուղա”
- Azerbaijani: “Yeni Culfa”
- Basque: “Julfa Berria”
- Bulgarian: “Нова Джулфа”
- Chinese: “新朱爾法”
- Czech: “Nová Džolfá”
- Dutch: “Nieuw Culfa”
- Esperanto: “Nov-Ĝulfo”
- Finnish: “Uusi Julfa”
- French: “La Nouvelle-Djolfa”
- French: “La Nouvelle-Djoulfa”
- German: “Dschulfa”
- Greek: “Νέα Τζούλφα”
- Hebrew: “ג’ולפה החדשה”
- Italian: “Nuova Julfa”
- Japanese: “ジョルファー (エスファハーン)”
- Persian: “جلفای نو”
- Russian: “Новая Джульфа”
- Russian: “Нор-Джуга”
- Swedish: “Nya Jolfa”
- Turkish: “Yeni Culfa, İsfahan”
- Turkish: “Yeni Culfa”
- Uzbek: “Yangi Julfa”
- Western Armenian: “Նոր Ջուղա”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Qeynān and Ḩoseynābād.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Church of Saint Nicholas and Church of Saint John the Baptist.
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