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	Ottoman/Safavi Foreign Affairs - Julfa
		A study of the Kachkars (headstones) in the graveyard in Julfa it was determined that there was a spike in more extravagant markers starting in about 1570.
		While Julfa proper was under the control of the Ottoman Turks Abbas was using Julfan merchants as Royal envoys.
		Julfa escaped the war (78-90) and was not taken by the Turks until the treaty.
	www.spongobongo.com /Julfa.htm (1172 words)

	Julfa - Azerbaijan - Azerb.com
		Julfa is a border town on the southern part of the Nakhchivan exclave.
		Julfa was an important cultural and trade centre, located in an area that had both muslim and christian towns.
		Julfa's region was given to Persia in 1555 by the treaty of Amasia, being recaptured by the Turks in 1570-90.
	www.travel-images.com /az-julfa.html (649 words)

	Julfa - Azerbaijan - Azerb.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julfa was an important cultural and trade centre, located in an area that had both muslim and christian towns.
		Julfa's region was given to Persia in 1555 by the treaty of Amasia, being recaptured by the Turks in 1570-90.
		Julfa proper was left to be devastated by invaders, plunderers, nature and time itself.
	geo.ya.com /travelimages/az-julfa.html (649 words)

	Culfa (Julfa) travel guide
		Julfa is a border town on the southern part of the Nakhchivan exclave.
		Julfa was an important cultural and trade centre, located in an area that had both muslim and christian towns.
		Julfa's region was given to Persia in 1555 by the treaty of Amasia, being recaptured by the Turks in 1570-90.
	www.world66.com /europe/azerbaijan/naxcivan/culfa (699 words)

	Culfa (Julfa) History
		Julfa is one of the ancient cities of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic.
		The archeological digs in the Julfa city of 1939-1940 revealed the monochrome and polychrome clayey dishes, bronze dagger, arrow and javelin heads, mace, bracelet and necklace.
		Julfa that situates on the transit caravan road has always been of great importance and the economic role of the region also increased.
	www.world66.com /europe/azerbaijan/naxcivan/culfa/history (247 words)

	Iranian Monuments: Church of Saint Stephanos
		On the approach to this church, at a distance of three kilometers from Julfa, one encounters the ruins of a caravansary, that was built during the reign of Shah Abbas, the Safavid king, at the expense of Khajeh Nazar Armani, a favorite in the royal court.
		The ruins of the historic town of Julfa are visible from the western side of the bridge, and the cemetery still remains on the northern banks of the river.
		They are mistaken, however, since this is the old cemetery of Julfa, and the bodies of the dead have been buried here over prolonged periods, with a tall tombstone erected at the head of each grave.
	www.iranchamber.com /monuments/saint_stephanos_church.php (1823 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Jugha) is the administrative capital of the Julfa rayon of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
		It was part of the Nakhchivan khanate, then the Armenian Oblast from 1840 to 1847, after which it became part of the Erevan Gubernia of the Russian Empire between 1847 to 1917.
		During the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the status of Nagorno Karabakh, the remainder of the Armenian population (which had been slowly declining due to emigration during the Soviet era) either fled or was forcefully deported to Armenia.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Julfa,_Azerbaijan_(town) (1265 words)

	Armenian History
		The Julfa community was accorded special care and seems to have suffered less in their migration.
		From the seventeenth century onwards, beginning with the New Julfa merchants, the Armenians were one of primary channels for the introduction of Western technology and culture to Asia.
		The Armenian school in New Julfa received a state subsidy, Armenian clergy and churches were exempted from taxes, and confiscated Church property was returned.
	www.armenianteens.com /history.php (6588 words)

	CRDA - II - ULCA International Conference on Nor Julfa
		New Julfa was famed for its merchants, who reached as far as India, Singapore, Java, and the Philippines in the east, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm in the north, and Venice, Cadiz, Amsterdam, and London in the west.
		Archbishop Goriun Babian, who was the prelate of New Julfa for nearly a quarter of a century, entertained the capacity audience with his reminiscences and discussed the discovery of the printing plates of Hovhannes Jughayetsi that served as models for wall paintings in Holy Savior's Cathedral and Saint Bethlehem Church.
		Bert Vaux of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee used a native speaker of the New Julfa dialect to point out the characteristics of the local language, and Anahid Keshishian enhanced the session with her analysis and recitation of minstrel lyrics and verse, followed by a live "daoul-zurna" dance performance by the Armenian Cultural Society of Peria.
	www.crda-france.org /0en/2armenology/ucla_norjulfa.htm (915 words)

	ICHODOC/Ernst Hoeltzer
		He lived in Julfa until his death in 1911 at the age of seventy-six years, and was buried there at the Armenian cemetery.
		Hoeltzer's tombstone in the Armeinan cemetery in Julfa, Isfahan
		Hoeltzer's family crypt is found on the plot 10/5 of the Armenian cemetery in Julfa.
	www.ichodoc.ir /holtzer/about.htm (652 words)

	RMENIANS OF MODERN IRAN
		50 followers in New Julfa in 1312 ˆ./1933), are quite active and, thanks to the financial support they receive from their parent organization in the U.S.A., they have been able to maintain a relatively extensive area of organizational activity.
		Julfa or New Julfa, a small township earlier adjacent to, but now a part of Isfahan, is the traditional seat of the Armenian diocese of southern Iran and India.
		Julfa, despite its full integration into the city of Isfahan and despite the unscrupulous modernizing trend of the past two decades that has destroyed many of its old buildings, has maintained some of its traditional charm.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v2f5/v2f5a001.html (4130 words)

	In Azerbaijan
		Julfa's 18 churches, the ruins of the beautiful bridge, traveling houses, administrative and dwelling buildings, the cross-stones of the cemetery still standing partly are the silent but obvious evidences of its glorious past.
		The cemetery is a historical architectural museum and a unique worldwide cultural monument thanks to it's large sizes and the high art of the cross-stones.
		The cross-stones of Julfa with their perfect processing and diversity, ornamentation and picture engravings are unique patterns of the cross-stone art.
	www.anc.net.au /in_azerbaijan.htm (1043 words)

	JULFA Articles Julfa may refer toa href="/Jolfa_re
		Julfa (rayon) (Culfa) in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
		Julfa, Azerbaijan (city), the capital of the Julfa rayon in Nakhichevan.
		Julfa, Isfahan, Iran is the name of an Armenian quarter in Isfahan (city), Iran.
	www.amazines.com /Julfa_related.html (320 words)

	EP Julfa Team
		The aim of the mission is to investigate the destruction by Azerbaijan of the Armenian cemetery in Julfa, a treasure of world architectural heritage that was effectively destroyed and replaced by an Azerbaijani military facility.
		They are set to travel to Julfa as part of their trip to Armenia from April 17th to 21st.
		Prior to travelling to Julfa, they will need to get the necessary authorisations from the Azerbaijani authorities, the same authorities responsible for the desecration of the cemetery.
	www.anc.net.au /ep_julfa_team.htm (282 words)

	Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Voice Serious Concerns Over Azerbaijani Destruction Of Armenian Khachkars - ...
		Knollenberg and Pallone stated their opposition to the vandalism of Armenian khachkars (headstones) that have for centuries existed in the Julfa Cemetery, pointing out that the same site was vandalized in 2002, leaving up to 2,000 of the 10,000 khachkars intact.
		The Co-Chairs concluded their missive by urging Azerbaijan to cease the vandalism in Julfa's Old Cemetery and to prepare a report documenting the damage leading to measures in remedy of the situation.
		The old Cemetery of Julfa is known to specialists to have housed as many as 10,000 of these intricately carved khachkar headstones, up to 2,000 of which were still intact after an earlier outbreak of vandalism on the same site in 2002.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /ADC/news.asp?id=601 (739 words)

	Princely Suburb, Armenian Quarter or Christian Ghetto ? The Urban Setting of New Julfa in the Safavid Capital of ...
		The wealthy traders of Julfa deported by Shah Abbas in 1604 were granted a neighborhood, New Julfa, which was reserved for their exclusive residence.
		New Julfa and Isfahan had separate jurisdictions: under Safavid rule, New Julfa was not an administrative part of the city of Isfahan but an autonomous municipal government.
		The area of New Julfa was often referred to as the suburb of the wealthy by travelers and was reserved exclusively for Armenian silk merchants transferred from Julfa.
	remmm.revues.org /document2826.html (730 words)

	Julfa, Azerbaijan (town) at AllExperts
		Julfa was a great trade center during the 17th-18th centuries.
		From 1605-1606 Shah Abbas I, the King of Persia forced the population to emmigrate to into Persia, to an area near Isfahan, where the Armenians of Julfa built a new town - New Julfa or New Jugha.
		According to the Armenian side, it is estimated that there were 10,000 Armenian medieval Khachkar's (carved stone Crosses), it is estimated that less than 3,000 remained recently due to the actions of the Azerbaijani authorities and that the destruction continued until the khachkars were completely gone[1].
	en.allexperts.com /e/j/ju/julfa,_azerbaijan_(town).htm (308 words)

	Julfa-VankIsfahan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The portal inscription ofthe Church is an Armenian and contains the name of Shah Abbas II and other informative matter giving the Armenian calendar years of 1104 and1113 (1692 and 1701 A.D.) as those of the start and completion of the construction.
		Other historical churches of Julfa include the church of Hakop, the church of George and the church of Mary.
		Its design is very much similar to that of the domed sanctuary chamber of a Persian mosque, with the addition of a raised chancel and altar within a semi, octagonal apse.
	www.tatev.com /Tours/TTTour/Vank_Cathedral.htm (163 words)

	Cities: Culfa (Julfa)
		That Iranian city still has a suburb called 'New Julfa' where, even today, the community maintains their distinctive lifestyle, churches and the Vank Cathedral, whose gruesome murals depict the tortures suffered in maintaining their Christian faith.
		The Church of Saint Stephanus Marand, Julfa East Azerbaijan.
		This church, located 16 kilometers to the south-east of Julfa, dates back to the 8th century A.H. (14th century A.D.) and after, and is remarkable for its pyramidal roof cover and its facade decorations.
	www.azerbaijan24.com /cities/18 (298 words)

	Armenians in Iran (ca. 1500-1994)
		They were settled across the banks of the Zayandeh Rud and in 1605 a town, called New Julfa (Nor Jugha), was constructed especially for them.
		The beglarbegi of Chukhur Sa'd was especially important, for its main city, Yerevan, was a center of Iranian defence against the Ottomans.
		By the beginning of the eighteenth century, growing Shi'i intolerance and new laws unfavourable to the Armenians also created a difficult situation for the kolas, and more of them emigrated to Russia, India, the Middle East, and Western Europe.
	www.parstimes.com /history/armenians.html (4984 words)

	Julfa Apartments for rent Julfa apartment rentals, Julfa furnished apartments to rent.
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		About Us Sublet.com is a Julfa apartment rental website that advertises Julfa apartments, Julfa roommates, Julfa houses for rent Julfa sublets and subleases.
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	www.sublet.com /area_rentals/Azerbaijan/Julfa_Rentals.asp (77 words)

	Julfa - Azerbaijan - Azerb.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Even through these events, Julfa managed to survive.
		But 1604 was to be Julfa's meeting with its fate.
		Julfa proper was left to be devastated by invaders, plunderers, nature and time itself.
	www.geo.ya.com /travelimages/az-julfa.html (649 words)

	Biography
		Sumbat was born on October 19, 1913, in New Julfa, the Armenian quarter of Isfahan, the old capital of Iran and the center of Iranian arts and crafts.
		Nevertheless, he participated in a large number of one-man and group exhibitions, particularly during his stay in the United States.
		The community in New Julfa had organized a special event in his honor.
	www.sumbat.com /biography.html (2120 words)

	Isfahan - Armeniapedia.org
		New Julfa is a quarter of Isfahan, Iran, located on the outskirts of the city.
		New Julfa is still an Armenian populated (25.000)area with an Armenian school.
		Vank Cathedral, the Church of Bethlehem at Nazar Avenue, Saint Mary church at Julfa Square and the Yerevan church in the Yerevan area are all placed there.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Isfahan (97 words)

	The Armenians of Isfahan, a Christian minority in the land of Mullahs [Outgoing Special Iran : 2/10] - CAUCAZ.COM
		The owner of a jewellery shop in the New Julfa district, Manuche belongs to the liberal middle classes, a milieu that is often associated with the business-oriented Armenian diaspora.
		Robert Belgarian, a representative in the Armenian parliament in southern Iran, is one of the two Armenian MPs elected to the Majlis (the Iranian parliament) in the last legislative elections at the start of 2005 and is also originally from Isfahan.
		In this district, it has to be said, just as in the rest of the southern part of town, locals are traditionally more middle-class and liberal than in the north of Isfahan, which is poorer.
	www.caucaz.com /home_eng/breve_contenu.php?id=158 (1419 words)

	Nazloomian Family BLOG
		Nazloomian was born the son of Martiros and Markaritte Nazloomian on September 5th, 1908, in Julfa, Isfahan.
		Julfa was a walled city built by Shah Abbas the Great in 1600’s for the Christian Armenian people whom he had brought from the old city of Julfa in Armenia.
		His ancestors were the descendants of Nazloom, a well respected and revered medicine woman in the community so much so that the family was named after her for the generations to come.
	nazloomian.blogspot.com (975 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Armenia Official Site
		Old Julfa, or Jugha as it is known by the Armenians, sits on the northern bank of the River Araxes which divides Nakhichevan from Iran.
		According to Armenian and other historians, Julfa was a flourishing Armenian town in the Middle Ages.
		Husein Shukuraliev, editor of the Julfa local newspaper Voice of Araxes said the destruction of the cemetery began as early as 1828, when Azerbaijan became part of the Russian empire.
	www.armeniaforeignministry.com /news/inthenews/060419_julfa.html (1671 words)

	Hayastan Armenian Forum -> DENIAL WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
		The Azerbaijani propagandists are in the hunt for new methods of denying the recent destruction of the ancient Armenian cemetery of Old Julfa.
		There was not any Armenian graveyard in Julfa.” Dr. Bakhshaliyev referred to the publication of photographs and videos from mid-December (2005), which showed about 100 Azerbaijani soldiers destroying the last historic headstones (khachkars) of the Armenian cemetery of Old Julfa (Hin Jugha).
		The Christian cemetery of Julfa, as stated in a letter of the American congressmen Joe Knollenberg and Frank Pallone Jr.
	forum.hayastan.com /index.php?automodule=blog&blogid=2&showentry=91 (489 words)

	The Emergence of the Armenian Diocese of New Julfa in the Seventeenth Century
		The Emergence of the Armenian Diocese of New Julfa in the Seventeenth Century
		Created in 1605 and centered in New Julfa, near Isphahan, the capital of Safavid Iran, it played a prominent role in the religious, administrative and cultural life of the Armenian church for almost a century.
		Primarily based on archival materials, as well as Armenian, Persian and Western primary sources, the diocese of New Julfa is studied here for the first time as the religious institution of the largest non-Muslim minority in Iran.
	www.peeters-leuven.be /boekoverz_print.asp?nr=7057 (162 words)

	ArmeniaNow.com - Independent Journalism From Today`s Armenia
		A report by Armen Hakhnazaryan, a member of Icomos Armenia and chairman of Research on Armenian Architecture, and co-author Dieter Wickmann described the historical and cultural significance of the cemetery at Julfa, which had thousands of khachkars dating from the early Middle Ages until the destruction of the city in 1605.
		Stepan Gyurjyan, the president of Icomos/Armenia, said: “In 1998-99 the parts that remained from historical Julfa cemetery were not simply destroyed by Azerbaijanis, but were transported by bulldozers and were simply removed.
		The khachkars of Julfa are not even included in Azerbaijan 's state list of monuments.
	www.armenianow.com /archive/2004/2004/february27/news/jugha/index.asp.htm (824 words)

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