Julfa District

Julfa District (Azerbaijani: Culfa rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Ordubad, Babek, Shahbuz, as well as the Syunik Province of Armenia and the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its capital and largest city is Julfa. As of 2020, the district had a population of 47,000.[2]

Julfa District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Julfa District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Julfa District
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan
Established8 August 1930
CapitalJulfa
Settlements[1]23
Area
 • Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total47,000
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
7200
Websiteculfa-ih.nakhchivan.az

History

Established in 1930 and initially named Abragunus, it has been called Julfa District since 1950.[3] The names, Jolfa/Julfa are also used for several regions in neighboring Iran.

On November 28, 2014, by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic, the Nahajir and Goynuk villages of Julfa District were removed and added to the territory of Babek District.[4]

Geography

The district borders Armenia to the North-East, and Iran to the South. Julfa District is in the east from Nakhchivan city. Damirlidagh Mountain (3368 m) is the highest point of the district. Summer of the district is hot and dry, but winter is cold. Average temperature in January is between -10 and -3 °C, in July between +19 and +28 °C. Amount of annual precipitation is 200–600 mm. The Alinja, Garadara Rivers and the Aras River (along the border with Iran) flow through the district's territory. There are forest massifs in the mountains where trees such as oak, beech and hornbeam grow. Fauna is represented by such animals as wolf, fox and rabbit.[5]

Population

Compared to 1980, at the beginning of the 2005 the district's population increased of about 13,177 people or a 52.4%. On average density per 1 km2 is 39 persons. Its large settlements are the Julfa city and the villages of the Yayji, Abragunus and Bananiyar.[3] According to the State Statistics Committee, as of 2018, the population of city recorded 46,400 persons, which increased by 10,000 persons (about 27.4 percent) from 36,400 persons in 2000.[6] 23,300 of total population are men, 23,100 are women.[7] More than 25,4 percent of the population (about 11,800 persons) consists of young people and teenagers aged 14–29.[8]

The population of the district by the year (at the beginning of the year, thousand persons) [6]
Region 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Julfa region 36,4 37,0 37,5 38,0 38,3 38,8 39,3 39,7 40,4 41,0 41,6 42,6 43,5 44,5 45,5 45,1 45,6 46,1 46,4
urban population 10,3 10,6 10,8 10,7 10,8 11,1 11,1 11,2 11,6 11,7 11,9 12,3 12,5 12,7 12,9 13,0 13,1 13,2 13,3
rural population 26,1 26,4 26,7 27,3 27,5 27,7 28,2 28,5 28,8 29,3 29,7 30,3 31,0 31,8 32,6 32,1 32,5 32,9 33,1

Cultural heritage

On the banks of the Araz River are remains of structures belonging to the medieval Armenian settlement of Jugha, also known as Old Julfa. Its principle monument, a cemetery containing some 4000 grave markers, was completely destroyed in 2006. Believed to be still surviving are the ruins of a 13th-century caravanserai - one of the largest on the territory of Azerbaijan, and the ruins of a bridge dated to the beginning of the 14th century, built by decree of Nakchivan Khan Khakim Ziya Ad-Din. There is the small Gulustan Mausoleum (13th century) near the village of Gülüstan and more mausoleums near the village of Darkənd (particularly well preserved is the Tower Mausoleum (15th century). Further inland from the river there is the fortress of Alindzha (12th-13th centuries) and a number of other monuments and ancient ruins.[9]

References
  1. "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Baku: ANAS. p. 114. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  4. "Milli Meclis". meclis.gov.az.
  5. "Julfa". discoverazerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02.
  6. "Political division, population size and structure: Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  7. "Political division, population size and structure: Population by sex, towns and regions, urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2018". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  8. "Political division, population size and structure: Population at age 14-29 by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2018". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  9. "Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic". nakhchivan.preslib.az.

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