Julfa
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city in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan
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Culfa, also known as Julfa, is a city and border town in Azerbaijan. It serves as the capital of Julfa District and is located within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The city has a population of 12,500 and stands at an elevation of approximately 715 meters above sea level. Its official language is Azerbaijani, and it operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.
Historical records indicate that Culfa was established in 501 BCE, with the earliest written record dating to 501. The city has been part of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and Azerbaijan. It is associated with the Treaty of Turkmenchay as a significant event. Culfa is distinct from the location known as Jolfa.
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Place details
- Locality
- Culfa
- Region
- Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası
- Country
- Azərbaycan
- Population
- 12,500
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Autonomous republic
- Nakhchivan
- District
- Julfa
- Elevation
- 715 m (2,346 ft)
- Total
- 12,500
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Culfa
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Official language
- Azerbaijani
- Population
- 8840
- Elevation
- 715
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Capital of
- Julfa District
- Official website
- culfa-ih.nakhchivan.az
- Image
- Culfa şəhəri yol.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 72
- Significant event
- Treaty of Turkmenchay
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- Commons category
- Culfa, Azerbaijan (city)
- category for people born here
- Q8052392
- topic's main category
- Category:Culfa, Azerbaijan (city)
- native label
- Culfa
- postal code
- AZ 7200
- time of earliest written record
- 0501-00-00
- inception
- 0501-00-00
- different from
- Jolfa
- P12749
- Clancy Brown
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Encyclopedic overview
Julfa (Azerbaijani: Culfa), formerly Jugha (Armenian: Ջուղա, also transliterated as Djugha), is a city and the capital of the Julfa District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
Julfa, an old Azerbaijan city, is separated by the Aras River from its namesake, the town of Jolfa on the Iranian side of the border. The two towns are linked by a road bridge and a railway bridge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Julfa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.