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New Julfa ( fa, نو جلفا – ''Now Jolfā'', – ''Jolfâ-ye Now''; hy, Նոր Ջուղա – ''Nor Jugha'') is the Armenian quarter of
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
, Iran, located along the south bank of the
Zayande River Zayanderud ( fa, Zāyanderud, script=Latn, from "fertile" or "life giver", and "river"), also spelled as ''Zayandeh-Rood'' or ''Zayanderood'', is the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran. Geography The Zayandeh starts in t ...
. Established and named after the older city of Julfa (''Jugha''), Nakhchivan in the early 17th century, it is still one of the oldest and largest Armenian quarters in the world ( hy).


History

New Julfa was established in 1606 as an Armenian quarter by the edict of Shah Abbas I from the
Safavid dynasty The Safavid dynasty (; fa, دودمان صفوی, Dudmâne Safavi, ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of th ...
. Over 150,000 Armenians were forcibly moved there from Old Julfa (also known as ''Jugha'' or ''Juła'') in Nakhchivan ( hy) ( hy). Iranian sources state that the Armenians came to Iran fleeing the Ottoman Empire's persecution. Nevertheless, historical records indicate that the residents of Julfa were treated well by Shah Abbas in the hopes that their resettlement in
Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
would be beneficial to Iran due to their knowledge of the silk trade ( hy).Sushil Chaudhuri and Kéram Kévonian eds., Les Arméniens dans le commerce asiatique au début de l’ere moderne rmenians in Asian trade in the Early Modern Era (Paris, 2007).Baghdiantz McCabe, Ina The Shah’s Silk for Europe’s Silver: The Eurasian Silk trade of the Julfan Armenians in Safavid Iran and India (1590–1750). University of Pennsylvania Series, Scholar’s Press, 1999. Since its foundation, New Julfa was administered by the Lazaryan noble family which moved to Russia after
Nader Shah Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian h ...
's death in 1747. One of its members, Ivan Lazarev, became a court banker to
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and was made an Imperial Count in 1788. His brother established the Lazarev Institute in Moscow. In 1947, the historian Fernand Braudel wrote that the Armenians had a trade network that stretched from Amsterdam to Manila in the Philippines. Many scholars in Armenia have done pioneering work on this network in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Levon Khachikian and Sushanik Khachikian have edited and published several New Julfan account books. Over the next few centuries, New Julfa became the hub of "one of the greatest trade networks of the early modern era," with outposts as far east as
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, and Manila,Bhattacharya, Bhaswatti “Making Money at the Blessed Place of Manilla: Armenians in the Madras- Manila Trade in the Eighteenth Century.” Journal of Global History, (2008),3, 1-20. and as far west as Cadiz, London, and Amsterdam, with a few merchants traveling across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans to
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or Mexico City. A significant majority of Armenian trading families were based in New Julfa. Due to their dispersal, many families that were originally from the older city of Julfa created a main settlement in Bengal expanding the trade network based in New Julfa. However, Some scholars argue that
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, Bengal and Hughli were independent nodes and that the central control of New Julfa was not as important to their thriving Indian Ocean trade. Many New Julfan Armenians later settled in Manila, Hong Kong, and also in
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. Their networks have been studied based on Armenian sources. Some also settled in Singapore, where Armenians from New Julfa became the mainstay of the Armenian community in the country. Most were traders, but perhaps better known were the Sarkies (Ter Woskanian) brothers who founded Singapore's Raffles Hotel in 1887. New Julfa is still an Armenian-populated area with an Armenian school and sixteen churches, including the Holy Savior Cathedral. Armenians in New Julfa observe Iranian law with regard to clothing, but retain a distinct Armenian language, identity, cuisine, and culture which is protected by the Iranian government. According to David Petrosyan of the Institute for Central Asian and Caucasian Studies, New Julfa had between 10,000–12,000 Armenian inhabitants in 1998. As of today, it is still one of the world's largest ethnic Armenian quarters.


Sites


Churches


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* Holy Savior Cathedral (''Surp Amenaprgich'', commonly known as ''the Vank'') – 1655 * Saint Jacob Church (''Surp Hakop Mdzbena Hayrapet'') – 1607 * Saint George Church (''Surp Gevork'') – 1611 * Holy Mother of God Church (''Surp Asdvadzadzin'') – 1613 * Saint Stephen Church (''Surp Stepanos Nakhavga'') – 1614 * Saint John the Baptist Church (''Surp Hovannes Mgrditch'') – 1621 * Saint Catherine Convent (''Surp Katarine'') – 1623 * Holy Bethlehem Church (''Surp Betłehem'') – 1628 * Saint Nicholas Church (''Surp Nikołayos Hayrapet'') – 1630 * Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church (''Surp Grigor Lusavoritch'') – 1633 * Saint Sarkis Church (''Surp Sarkis'') – 1659 * Saint Minas Church (''Surp Minas'') – 1659 * Saint Nerses Church (''Surp Nerses Medz'') – 1666


Roman Catholic

* Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary ( Dominicans) – 1681/1705


Protestant

* Saint Paul Church – 1875 * Seventh-day Adventist – 1957 *
Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...
– 1965


Museums

* The museum of Khachatur Kesaratsi, in the compound of the Holy Savior Cathedral


Schools

* Samian (1831–1853) ( hy) * Katarinyan (1858–now) ( hy) * Azgayin Kntronakan (1880–now) ( hy) * Gevorg Kananyan (1905–now) ( hy)


Notable people

*
Apcar family The Apcar family is an Armenian family originally from New Julfa in Isfahan, Persia. After moving to India they became prominent in commerce and industry. Later members were involved in the practice of law and the legislature. Senior branch Aratoo ...
– merchant family *
Sceriman family The Sceriman family, also referred to as the Shahremanian, Shahremanean, Shahrimanian, Shehrimanian, Shariman, or Seriman family, were a wealthy Safavid merchant family of Armenian ethnicity. A Catholic family, they had their roots in early 17th- ...
– merchant family *
De l'Estoile family The family de l'Estoile (also spelled as l'Etoile, l'Estoille and Lestoille) was a French family, whose members were noted for their activities in the Safavid Empire (1501-1736). The first known member of the family that moved to Iran was Isaac B ...
– merchant family * Lazarian family ( ru) – noble family * Sarkies Brothers – businessmen *
Khvajeh Safar Khvajeh Safar was an Armenian merchant and Safavid official, who served as the first mayor (''kalāntar'') of New Julfa (the Armenian quarter of Isfahan), from 1605 until his death in 1618. He was of Armenian origin. A member of the influential Sh ...
(d. 1618) – mayor of Julfa * Martin the Armenian ( hy) (d. 1619) – first Armenian-American /
Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...
*
Mesrop of Khizan Mesrop of Khizan (c. 1560 – c. 1652) was a prominent Armenian manuscript illuminator in Persia. Mesrop was born in the Ottoman Empire but eventually lived in Isfahan, Persia, where he contributed in the making of manuscripts for bibles and gospe ...
(c.1560–c.1652) – manuscript illuminator * Stepanos Dzik Jughayetsi ( hy) (1583–1647) – writer * Khachatur Kesaratsi (1590–1646) – archbishop and publisher ( hy) * Khvajeh Petros Velijanian ( fa) (d. 1649) – merchant * Simeon Jughayetsi ( ru) (d. 1657) – scholar * Hakob IV of Julfa ( hy) (1598–1680) –
Catholicos Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient ...
(1655–80) *
Mirman Mirimanidze Mirman Mirimanidze, better known as Safiqoli Khan (died 1631), was a Safavid official and ''gholam'' who served during the reigns of Abbas I (1588-1629) and Safi (1629-1642). Biography Safiqoli's original name was Mirman, and he was a member of ...
(17th century) – mayor of New Julfa *
Otar Beg Otar Beg, also known as Otar Khan, later known as Zu al-Faqār Khan (born circa. 1583, – died 1662/63), was a Safavid military commander, royal ''gholam'', and official from the Georgian Baratashvili- Orbelishvili (Orbeliani) clan. Biography Not ...
(1583–1663) – mayor of New Julfa * Hakop Jughayetsi ( ru) (17th century) – manuscript illuminator * Siet Khachikian ( hy) (17th century) – diplomat * Grigor Usta ( hy) (17th century) – architect * Kostand Jughayetsi ( hy) (17th century) – scholar *
Marcara Avanchintz Marcara Avanchintz was a 17th-century powerful Armenian trader from Ispahan, Persia, who went into the service of Louis XIV.McCabe, p.104''ff'' He became a Director of the newly founded French East Indian Company, together with François Caron, wh ...
(17th century) – merchant * Minas ( hy) (17th century) – painter * Hovhannes Jughayetsi Ktreshents ( hy) (c.1610–c.1660) – publisher * Minas Jughayetsi ( hy) (1610–1670) – painter *
Mohammad Beg Mohammad Beg ( fa, محمد بیگ; died 1672), was a Muslim of Armenian origin, who served as the Grand Vizier of the Safavid king ('' shah'') Abbas II (r. 1642–1666) from 1654 to 1661. Origins Mohammad Beg was born in Tabriz to an Armenian ...
(d. 1671) – mayor of New Julfa *
Voskan Yerevantsi Voskan Yerevantsi (1614–1674; hy, Ոսկան Երեւանցի) was one of the first Armenian book publishers during the years 1640–1666. He published the Bible in Amsterdam on October 13, 1668, which is believed to be one of the best samples ...
(1614–1674) – publisher *
Hajji Piri Hajji Piri or Khvajeh Piri or Agha Piri and later known as Mohammad Piri was an Armenian merchant and Safavid official. He served during the reign of King (''Shah'') Suleiman I (1666–1694) as mayor (''kalāntar'') of New Julfa, and briefly as c ...
(d. 1694) – mayor of New Julfa * Bogdan Saltanov (1630–1703) – painter * Hovhannes Mrkouz ( hy) (1643–1715) – philosopher * Egaz Norjughayetsi ( hy) (1650–1734) –
musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...
* Ghul Arzuni ( hy) (1650–1750) – musician * Arapiet di Martin ( hy) (1650–1760) – musician * Stepanos Dashtetsi ( ru) (1653–1720) – writer *
Abgar Ali Akbar Armani Abgar was an Armenian in Safavid Iran who flourished during the reigns of Shah (King) Suleiman I (1666–1694) and Shah Soltan Hoseyn (1694–1722). Originally a merchant, he later converted from Christianity to Shia Islam and took the name Abg ...
(d. 1708) – merchant *
Alexander I of Julfa Catholicos Alexander I of New Julfa, Persia (in Armenian Ալեքսանդր Ա Ջուղայեցի) ( d. 22 November 1714) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1706 and 1714. Alexander was from New Julfa of the Armenian comm ...
(d. 1714) – Catholicos (1706–14) * Petros di Sargis Gilanents ( ru) (d. 1724) – merchant *
Hagopdjan de Deritchan Hagopdjan de Deritchan (in French sources; ''Acoljean de Richtan''; b. ?, New Julfa – d. 25 August 1726, Marseille) born as Hakobjan Arhitchanents, was the first Safavid consul in Marseille, from 1715 until his death. He replaced the ambassador M ...
(d. 1726) – diplomat * Coja Petrus Uscan (1680–1751) – merchant * Aghazar di Khachik ( hy) (1690–1750) – military man * Aghazar Lazarian ( hy) (1700–1782) – merchant * Zaccaria Seriman ( it) (1709–1784) – writer * Tovmas Khojamalian ( hy) (c.1720–1780) – historian * Shahamir Shahamirian (1723–1798) – political activist * Stefano Domenico Sceriman ( it) (1729–1806) – writer * Ivan Lazarevich Lazarev (1735–1801) – jeweller * Petros Kalantarian ( hy) (1735–1???) – physician * Minas Lazarian ( hy) (1737–1809) – politician * Astvadsatour Babikian ( hy) (1738–1825) – writer * Khachatour Lazarian ( hy) (1741–1774) – politician * Hovakim Lazarian ( hy) (1743–1826) – political activist * Movses Baghramian (18th century) – political activist * Tadevos Soginian ( hy) (18th century) – political activist *
George Manook George Manook ( hy, Ջորջ Մանուկ); (Gevork Manuch Merchell/Manukian Manuchariants ( hy, Գևորգ Մերշել/ Մանուկյան Մանուչարյանց)), an Armenian merchant of Java, was among the richest figures in the Dutch East ...
(1763–1827) – merchant *
Hakob Hovnatanyan Hakob Hovnatanyan ( hy, Հակոբ Մկրտումի Հովնաթանյան; 1806–1881) was an Armenian artist. He was a member of the Hovnatanyan family, a miniaturists dynasty from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Hacob Hovantanyan who was als ...
(1806–1871) – painter * Tadevos Avetoumian ( hy) (1811–1863) – writer * Zerouni Masehian ( fa) (1811–18??) – goldsmith * Megrtich Emin ( ru) (1815–1890) – scholar *
Minus Megerdich Zorab Minus Megerdich Zorab or Minas Megerdich Zorab (1833–1896) was a successful painter. His work included icon's in Armenian churches in Iran. Life and heritage Zorab was born in India to Manook Zohrab (a descendant of Zohrab I of Yerevan in Arm ...
(1833–1896) – painter * Tiruhi Ter-Nahapetian ( hy) (19th century) – artist *
Mirza Malkam Khan Mirza Melkum Khan - Joseph (Hovsep) Melkumyan (1834–1908), also spelled as ''Melkum Khan'', was an Iranian modernist writer, diplomat, and publicist. He is known for his social reform efforts, as well as for being the first Christian to adopt th ...
(1834–1908) – politician * Martiros Khan Davidkhanian ( fa) (1843–1905) – general *
Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian Sarkis may refer to: * Sarkis, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Saint Sarkis the Warrior, a saint of the 4th century * Patriarch Sarkis of Jerusalem (disambiguation), three Armenian patriarchs, from the 13th to 16th centuries ** ...
(1846-) – general *
Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian was an Iranian general, professor, the Deputy Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, and a member of the Davidkhanian family. Family A member of the Davidkhanian family through his father, Eskandar shares blood wit ...
– professor and general *
Vittoria Aganoor Vittoria Aganoor ( hy, Վիկտորիա Աղանուր, 26 May 1855 – 9 April 1910) was an Italian poet with Armenian ancestry. She is considered a "minor but important figure in nineteenth century poetry". Biography She was born in Padova, ...
(1855–1910) – poet * Minas Manook Basil (Barseghian) ( hy) (1857–1922) – physician * Diana Abgar (1859–1937) – diplomat * Matevos Aghakhan Karakhanian ( fa) (1860–1946) – photographer * Arathoon Stephen (1861–1927) – businessman * Hovsep Mirzayan ( hy) (1868–1935) – politician *
Mesrovb Jacob Seth Mesrovb Jacob Seth ( hy, Մեսրովբ Յակոբ Սէթ or hy, Սէթեանց, label=none; 15 March 187131 October 1939) was an Armenian author, historian and teacher of Classical Armenian at the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolk ...
(1871–1939) – scholar * Hovhannes Abkarian ( fa) (1875–1931) – musician * Tigran Abgarian ( hy) (1877–1950) – philologist * Petros Abkar ( fa) (1884–19??) – politician * Megrdich Abgar ( hy) (1884–1967) – archbishop * Mkrtich Hakobian ( hy) (1885–1971) – photographer * Minas Patkerhanian ( hy) (1885–1972) – photographer * Markar Galstiants ( fa) (1888–1985) – architect * Yeghia Velijanian ( hy) (1889–1976) – artist *
Guregh Israelian Patriarch Guregh Israelian () (6 January 1894 – 28 October 1949) was Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem serving the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 1944 to 1949, succeeding Patriarch Mesrob Nishanian who had served from 1939 to 1944. He w ...
(1894–1949) – Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem (1944–49) * Zabel Stepanian-Bartev ( fa) (1894–1982) – telegraph technician * Karo Minassian ( hy) (1897–1973) – physician *
Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian (1902-1983) was an Iranian general, politician, Statesmen of World War I, statesman, and a member of the Davidkhanian family. Early life Meguertitch Khan Davidkhan, the son of General officer, General Sarkis Khan ...
( fa) (1902–1983) – general and politician * Haykush Ter-Martirosian ( hy) (1905–1987) – actress * Bersabe Hovsepian ( hy) (1906–1999) – public figure * Rafael Atayan ( hy) (1907–1990) – writer * Poghos Petrosian ( hy) (1907–19??) – bishop * Abraham Gurgenian ( hy) (1908–1991) – painter *
Annik Shefrazian Annik Shefrazian ( hy, Աննիկ Շաֆրազեան; fa, آنیک شفرازیان), known mononymously as Annik ( hy, Աննիկ; fa, آنیک) was an Iranian Armenian actress of film and television. Biography Born in 1909 or 1910 in New ...
(1909–1996) – actress *
Aramais Aghamalian Aramais Aghamalian ( hy, Արամայիս Աղամալեան, 1910 – 1985) was an Armenian-Iranian Film director and Screenwriter. Biography Aghamalian was born in 1910 in Julfa. He emigrated with his family to Iran after the massacre of Ar ...
(1910–1985) – film director * Johny Baghdasarian ( fa) (1913–1979) – film director *
Sumbat Der Kiureghian Sumbat Der Kiureghian (Armenian: Սմբատ Տէր-Կիւրեղեան; October 19, 1913 – June 9, 1999) was a 20th-century Iranian–Armenian watercolor artist. Biography Sumbat Der Kiureghian was born on October 19, 1913, in New Julfa (th ...
(1913–1999) – painter * Yervand Nahapetian ( fa) (1916–2006) – painter * Emma Abrahamian ( fa) (b. 1919) – sculptor * Alain John (1920–1943) – sculptor * Alenush Terian (1920–2011) – astronomer and physicist * Levon Minassian ( fa) (1920–2013) – scholar * Sevak Saginian ( fa) (1921–2003) – politician * Clara Abkar ( hy) (1922–1996) – painter * Hrand Ghoukasian ( fa) (1927–1996) – physician and translator * Arsham Yesayi ( fa) (b. 1931) – tennis player * Neshan Sarkissian (Karekin I) (1932–1999) – Prelate of the Diocese of New Julfa (1971–75), Catholicos of Cilicia (1983–94) and Catholicos of All Armenians (1994–99) *
Nechan Karakéhéyan Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (17 April 1932 – 15 February 2021) was an Armenian Catholic archbishop, ordinary of Eastern Europe for Armenian Catholics (2005-2010), Armenian Catholic bishop of Isfahan (2001-2003) and Armenian Catholic or ...
(b. 1932) – Catholic bishop of New Julfa (2000–05) * Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933) – "Poland's greatest living composer" *
Nikol Faridani Nikol Faridani (25 January 1936 – 6 February 2008) ( fa, نیکول فریدنی) was a popular Iranian Armenian photographer. Faridani was born in 1936 in Shiraz. His family moved to Isfahan when he was two and he completed his elementa ...
(1935–2008) – photographer * Grish Davtian ( hy) (b. 1935) – poet * Alek Ter-Khachatourian ( fa) (b. 1935) – translator * Grigor Nazarian ( hy) (b. 1937) – architect * Varouj Karapetian ( fa) (b. 1938) – film technician * Arbi Hovhannisian ( hy) (b. 1942) – film director * Sako Ghoukasian ( fa) (1943–2015) – opera singer * George Bournoutian (b. 1943) – scholar * Megerdich Toumanian ( hy) (b. 1943) – mathematician * Vartan Vartanian ( fa) (b. 1943) – politician * Nelson Shirvanian ( hy) (1944–2018) – sculptor * Tigran Toumanian ( fa) (b. 1946) – film technician * Armen Der Kiureghian (b. 1947) – scholar * Herach Khachatourian ( fa) (b. 1948) – politician * Caro Lucas (1949–2010) – scholar * Zaven Ghoukasian ( fa) (1950–2015) – film director *
Masis Hambarsounian Masis Hambarsounian ( hy, Մասիս ՀամբարՁումեան ; fa, ماسیس هامبارسونیان, born 3 June 1951) is a retired Iranian Armenian Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persia ...
(b. 1950) – boxer * Georgik Abrahamian ( fa) (b. 1952) – politician * Artavazd Baghoumian ( fa) (b. 1953) – politician * Jirayr Kocharian ( hy) (b. 1955) – cartographer * Hrant Markarian (b. 1958) – politician and chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation * Robert Beglarian (b. 1961) – politician * Vahik Trossian ( fa) (b. 1967) – football player * Nairy Baghramian (b. 1971) – visual artist * Aren Davoudi (b. 1986) – basketball player * Oshin Sahakian (b. 1986) – basketball player * Kajayr Hakopian ( hy) (b. 1989) – actor * Armen Tahmazyan (b. 1990) – football player


Friendly cities

New Julfa has friendly relations with: * Issy-les-Moulineaux, France


Gallery

Entrance of the Holy Savior Cathedral (the Vank), New Julfa.JPG, Entrance of the Vank Cathedral. Ispahan Vank Cathedral 01.jpg, Inside the Vank Cathedral. Bedkhem Church 09.jpg, Inside the Surp Bethłehem Church. Vank Church -3.jpg, Vank Cathedral. New Julfa - Armenian quarter of Isfahan 02.jpg, Surp Nikołayos Hayrapet Church.


See also

* Armenians in Iran * List of Armenian ethnic enclaves


References


Sources

* Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi,''Shah Abbas, Emperor of Persia,1587-1629'', 2017, ed. Ketab Corporation, Los Angeles, , English translation by Azizeh Azodi. * Gregorian, Vartan. “Minorities of Isphahan: The Armenian Community of Isphahan, 1587-1722.” Iranian Studies 7, no. 2 (1974), pp. 652–81. *


See also

*
Deportation of Armenians to Iran Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...
*
Iranian Armenians Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of thei ...
* List of Armenian ethnic enclaves *
New Julfa Armenian Cemetery New Julfa Armenian Cemetery is a historical cemetery near New Julfa Armenian quarter of Isfahan, Iran. International Interments Among those interred here are: * William Bell (1591–1624) – British factor of East India Company in Isfahan. ...
* Armenian Cemetery in Old Julfa *
Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran The Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran, ( hy, Սպահանի հայոց թեմ ; fa, خلیفه‌گری ارامنه اصفهان), is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Ne ...
* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ispahan * Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Isfahan *
Apcar and Company Apcar and Company was a firm founded in 1819 in India that engaged in shipping, import and export. The most profitable trade was in opium, shipped from India to Hong Kong and the Pearl River. The Apcar Line also carried Indian and Chinese laborers ...


External links


Iran Chamber Society: Historical Churches of Iran

Armeniapedia: ''Isfahan''

''New Julda, To be...'', directed by Arsen Gasparyan
– ''Hayk Documentary Film Studio''
Julfa in Isfahan - Armenian Churches and Armenians in Iran
(Video)
Armeniapedia: ''Hin Jugha''

معماری کلیساهای اصفهان – فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان
{{Authority control Armenian diaspora communities Armenian diaspora in the Middle East Isfahan 1606 establishments in Iran