Aras Free Trade - Industrial Zone is situated in north-west of Iran, adjacent to Autonomous Rep. Nakhichivan, Armenia and Rep. Azerbaijan. The climate is mild thanks to Aras River and Arasbaran Jungles. Aras Free Zone measure 97 square km. it is 137 km far from Tabriz- one of the major academic and industrial hubs of Iran- and 761 from Tehran- the capital city.

Jolfa, the center of the Zone, has a century- old background in international commercial and customs activities.

Aras Free Trade- Industrial Zone Organization This Organization is established by the decree of the Islamic Consultative Assembly on 24th, August, 2003 in order to accelerate the accomplishment of infrastructures, development, economic progress, increase of public income, creation of productive employment, regulating of goods and labor markets, to be actively present in regional and world markets and to produce and to export the industrial and processing goods as well as rendering public services. Criteria on registration of Companies, intellectual and industrial right