New Julfa
Նոր Ջուղա | |
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Coordinates: 32°38′10.79″N 51°39′20.55″E / 32.6363306°N 51.6557083°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan Province |
Counties | Isfahan County |
City | Isfahan |
District | District 5 (Isfahan) |
Settled | early 17th century |
New Julfa (Persian: نو جلفا, Now Jolfā, or جلفای نو, Jolfâ-ye Now; Armenian: Նոր Ջուղա, Nor Jugha) 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 (now divided as Jolfa, Iran and Julfa, Azerbaijan), it is still one of the oldest and largest Armenian quarters in the world (hy).