Azerbaijan has stationed a guard tower on the Djulfa cemetery site to apparently prevent any photography of the area

Azerbaijan has stationed a guard tower (in green) on the site where the medieval Djulfa cemetery existed until 2005 to apparently prevent any photography of the area from Iranian territory. Photo by Djulfa.com. 2013.

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An Azerbaijani military training camp and rifle range stationed on the site of the annihilated cemetery as seen in this photo taken from the Iranian border. Photo by Arthur Gevorgian, March 10, 2006.

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A close-up view of the range. Photo by Arthur Gevorgian, March 10, 2006.

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A United Nations Educational, Scientific , and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) delegation, during a trip to Northern Iran, are shown the former Djulfa cemetery site after it is replaced with a military shooting range. Courtesy Nshan Topouzian, September 2007.