The Keshish House in Jolfa stands out for its high mud-brick walls and the heavy, studded wooden door that guards its entrance. Built during the Safavid era, this courtyard house belonged to an Armenian priest who lived among the community of silk merchants in the district. In the nineteen-sixties, an archaeologist found a hidden cache of documents under the floorboards that revealed secret trade agreements between local merchants and European agents. The house holds the weight of those quiet, illicit negotiations.
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