Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
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مسجد امیرچخماق | |
.jpg) The mosque dome in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Amir Chaghmagh Square, Yazd, Yazd Province |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the mosque in Iran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°53′37″N 54°22′07″E / 31.893736°N 54.368603°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Timurid |
| Founder | Jalal ed-Din Amir Chakhmaq Shami |
| Groundbreaking | 1418 CE |
| Completed | AH 841 (1437/1438 CE) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Inscriptions | In Naskh, Thuluth and Kufic scripts |
| Materials | Bricks; plaster; tiles |
| Official name | Amir Chakhmaq Mosque |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 7 December 1935 |
| Part of | Amir Chakhmaq Complex |
| Reference no. | 247 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
The Amir Chakhmaq Mosque (Persian: مسجد امیرچخماق, romanized: Masjed Mir Chakhmagh; Arabic: مسجد أمير جقماق), also known as the Dahouk Mosque (Persian: مسجد دهوک) and the Jāmeh Nou Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque located adjacent to the Amir Chaghmagh Square, in the city of Yazd, in the province of Yazd, Iran.
Overview
[edit]The mosque was built on orders of Jalal ed-Din Amir Chakhmaq Shami, who was the governor of Yazd and a general of Shahrukh Mirza and was completed in AH 841 (1437/1438 CE), during the Timurid era. From the viewpoint of aesthetics, dimension and importance, it is one of the most outstanding buildings in Yazd.[1] At the entrance to the mosque there is a carved inscription in the Naskh script, revealing a deed relevant to the endowment; and on the eastern entrance to the mosque there is a tiled epigraph with the Thuluth script. The dome is adorned with inscriptions in the cuneiform or Kufic script.[2]
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 7 December 1935, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ دانشنامۀ تاریخ معماری ایرانشهر. www.iranshahrpedia.ir (in Persian). p. 61. %D9%85%7C. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "Mir Chakhmaq (Amir Chakhmaq) Mosque". Iran Tourism and Touring Organization. 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Amir Chakhmaq Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1438 establishments in Asia
- 15th-century mosques in Iran
- Buildings and structures completed in 1438
- Buildings and structures in Yazd
- Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List
- Mosque buildings with domes in Iran
- Mosques completed in the 1430s
- Mosques in Yazd province
- Shia mosques in Iran
- Timurid architecture
- Tourist attractions in Yazd province