Heritage · church intact
Holy Saviour Cathedral (Vank Cathedral), New Julfa, Isfahan
Surb Amenaprkich Vank.
New Julfa, Isfahan · Armenian heritage
· built 1606-1664 (Shah Abbas Armenian relocation 1604)
Principal Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the New Julfa community, founded by Armenians forcibly relocated by Shah Abbas I from Old Julfa on the Aras to the Isfahan suburb in 1604. Remains the seat of the Diocese of Isfahan and Iran. Continuous community since 1604.
Principal Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the New Julfa community, founded by Armenians forcibly relocated by Shah Abbas I from Old Julfa on the Aras to the Isfahan suburb in 1604. Remains the seat of the Diocese of Isfahan and Iran. Continuous community since 1604.