Jolfa, Iran (city)

Jolfa

جلفا
Jolfa جلفا
City
	Central Square of Jolfa
	Jolfa
	Coordinates: 38°56′25″N 45°37′51″E / 38.94028°N 45.63083°ECoordinates: 38°56′25″N 45°37′51″E / 38.94028°N 45.63083°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Jolfa
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Lord his majesty
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	8,810
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Jolfa (Armenian: Ջուղա; Persian: جلفا; also Romanized as Jolfā, Julfa, and Dzhulfi)^[2] is a city and capital of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,983, in 1,365 families.^[3]

Jolfa is located to the north of Tabriz, separated by the Aras River from its northern neighbor and namesake, the town of Julfa in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Monuments[]

Saint Stepanos Monastery near Jolfa

References[]

^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
^ Jolfa, Iran (city) can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068044" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[1] "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".

[2] Jolfa, Iran (city) can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068044" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

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