New Julfa
New Julfa is the Armenian quarter of Isfahan located near Zayandeh River. This district was established by the command of Shah Abbas from the Safavid Dynasty. Near 150,000 Armenians from Julfa—a district in Armenia—in an attempt to flee the Ottoman Empire’s persecutions. At the same time, many European and Armenian accounts state that this population was actually moved by forced in 1604 after Shah Abbas destroyed Julfa in Armenia. But all accounts agree that Shah Abbas treated the Armenian population with respect and hoping their settlement in that region would be beneficial to Persia. Some scholars argue that the foundation of handful of churches in both Iran and India was started in New Julfa by the work of the immigrant Armenians which was made possible by their great networking system.
New Julfa is the Armenian quarter of Isfahan located near Zayandeh River. This district was established by the command of Shah Abbas from the Safavid Dynasty. Near 150,000 Armenians from Julfa—a district in Armenia—in an attempt to flee the Ottoman Empire’s persecutions. At the same time, many European and Armenian accounts state that this population was actually moved by forced in 1604 after Shah Abbas destroyed Julfa in Armenia. But all accounts agree that Shah Abbas treated the Armenian population with respect and hoping their settlement in that region would be beneficial to Persia. Some scholars argue that the foundation of handful of churches in both Iran and India was started in New Julfa by the work of the immigrant Armenians which was made possible by their great networking system.