Jolfa is located to the north of Tabriz, separated by the Aras River from its northern neighbor and namesake, the town of Julfa in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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After the closing of the Caucasus-Jolfa railway due to the dispute over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azarbaijan, cargo exchanges through this border dropped sharply.
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Upon the cessation of hostilities and continuation of settlement talks, as well as with the opening of the Iran Caucasus railway, it is expected that the border town of Jolfa will revive its past significance to be not only one of the most important cargo exchange borders among Iran, the Caucasus and Russia, but will also become one of the greatest cargo transit routes from Persian Gulf and Central Asia to Caucasus, Russia and vice versa.
They had moved to Persia in the eleventh century, settling in Julfa.
Jolfa County | Jolfa |
An Iranian reconnaissance aircraft discovered the forces south of Jolfa moving towards Marand.