Naqsh-e Jahan Square
The Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also known as the Shah Square prior to 1979, and sometimes known as the Imam Square, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Emam Sq.”, “Imam Square”, “Lapangan Naqsh-e Jahan”, “Majdán”, “Meidan Enam”, “Meidan Imam”, “Meidan-e Emam”, “Meidān-e Emām”, “Meidan-e Schah”, “Meidān-e Shāh”, “Meidan-i Imam”, “Meidan-i-Imam”, “Meydān-e Emām Khomeinī”, “Meydān-e Naghsh-e Jahān”, “Naghsch-e Jahan”, “Naghsh-e jahan”, “Naghsh-e Jahan Square”, “Naghsh-e Jahan torget”, “Naghsh-i Jahan”, “Naghsh-i Jahan Square”, “Naghshe Jahan”, “Nakş-e Cihan Meydanı”, “Nakşi Cihan Meydanı”, “Nakši Džahan”, “Naqsh-e Jahan”, “Naqsh-i Jahan Square”, “Piazza dell’Imam”, “Piazza dello Scià”, “Piazza Imam”, “Pjazza tal-Imam”, “Plaza de Naghsh i Jahan”, “Plaza de Naghsh-i Jahan”, “Plaza de Naqsh-e Yahan”, “Plaza Naghsh i Jahane”, “Plaza Naghsh-i Jahane”, “Royal Square of Esfahan”, “Shah square”, “The Royal Square of Esfahan”, “כיכר נג’ש-י ג’אהן”, “מיידאן-אה אימאם”, “נאקש-אה ג’האן”, “תמונתו של העולם”, “ساحه نقش جهان”, “ميدان الإمام”, “میدان امام”, “میدان امام اصفهان”, “میدان شاه”, “میدان نقش جهان اصفهان”, “نقش جهان”, “에맘 광장”, “에맘광장”, “이맘광장”, “エスファハーン広場”, “伊斯法罕廣場”, and “伊斯法罕皇家廣場”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and Ali Qapu.
Ali Qapu
Castle
Chehel Sotoun
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.
Jey Shir
Neighborhood
Jey Shir is a neighborhood in the city of Isfahan… Jey Shir is situated 6 km southeast of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
Jowharan
Neighborhood
Jowharan is a neighborhood in the city of Isfahan… Jowharan is situated 7 km east of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- Categories: cultural property and architectural landmark
- Location: Isfahan, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.65737° or 32° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
51.67767° or 51° 40′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,570 metres (5,151 feet)
Open location code
8H4HMM4H+W3
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Naqsh-e Jahan Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان نقش جهان”
- Armenian: “Նաղշե Ջահան”
- Asturian: “Plaza de Naqsh-e Yahán”
- Azerbaijani: “Nəqşi Cahan meydanı”
- Bashkir: “Имам майҙаны”
- Basque: “Naqsh-e Jahan plaza”
- Belarusian: “Плошча Імама”
- Belarusian: “Плошча імаму”
- Belarusian: “Плошча Нахш-е Джахан”
- Bengali: “নকশে জাহান চত্বর”
- Bulgarian: “Нагш-е Джахан”
- Bulgarian: “Наш-е Джахан”
- Burmese: “နာ့ခ်ရှီဂျာဟန်ရင်ပြင်”
- Catalan: “plaça Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Catalan: “Plaça Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Chinese: “伊玛目广场”
- Croatian: “Nakš-e Džahan”
- Czech: “Naqš-e džahán”
- Dutch: “Meidan Emam”
- Dutch: “Plein van de Emam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان دور العالم”
- Esperanto: “Placo Nakŝ-e Ĝahan”
- Finnish: “Meidan Emam”
- French: “Place de l’Imam”
- French: “Place Naghch-e Djahan”
- French: “place Naghsh-e Jahan”
- Galician: “Praza de Naqš-e Jahān”
- Georgian: “იმამის მოედანი”
- German: “Naqsch-e Dschahan”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Νακσ-ε Τζαχάν”
- Gujarati: “નક્શ-એ જહાન મેદાન”
- Hebrew: “מיידאן-י אמאם”
- Hungarian: “Nags-e Dzsahán tér”
- Indonesian: “Lapangan Naqsh-e Jehaan”
- Italian: “piazza Naqsh-e jahàn”
- Italian: “Piazza Naqsh-e jahàn”
- Japanese: “イマーム広場”
- Korean: “이맘 광장”
- Latvian: “Nakše Džahānas laukums”
- Lithuanian: “Imamo aikštė”
- Maithili: “मेदन इमाम, इसफहान”
- Malay: “Medan Naghsh-i Jahan”
- Maltese: “Pjazza ta‘ Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Maltese: “Pjazza ta’ Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Mazanderani: “نقش جهون میدون”
- Mongolian: “Нагш-и Жахан талбай”
- Nepali: “मेदन इमाम, इसफहान”
- Nepali: “मेदन इमाम”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Plaça Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Ossetian: “Имамы æхсæнвæз”
- Panjabi: “ਨਕਸ਼ ਜਹਾਨ ਮੈਦਾਨ”
- Persian: “میدان نقش جهان”
- Polish: “Plac Imama”
- Portuguese: “Praça de Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Russian: “Площадь Имама”
- Russian: “Площадь Накш-э Джахан”
- Serbian: “Nakš-e Džahan”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nakš-e Džahan”
- Slovenian: “Nakš-e Džahan”
- South Azerbaijani: “نقش جهان مئیدانی”
- Spanish: “Plaza de Naqsh-e Yahán”
- Swedish: “Imamtorget”
- Swedish: “Naqsh-e Jahantorget”
- Tamil: “இமாம் சதுக்கம்”
- Tatar: “Имам мәйданы”
- Telugu: “నక్ష్-ఇ జహాన్ స్క్వేర్”
- Turkish: “Nakş-ı Cihan Meydanı”
- Ukrainian: “Площа Імама”
- Urdu: “نقش جہاں میدان”
- Uzbek: “Naqshi Jahon maydoni”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Naghsh-i Jahan”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Waray (Philippines): “Plaza Naqsh-e Jahan”
- Western Panjabi: “نقش جہاں میدان”
- Wu Chinese: “伊玛目广场”
- Yue Chinese: “伊瑪目廣場”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maḩalleh-ye Gol Bahār and Sheykh Yūsef.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Masjed-e Sheikh Loftollāh and Masjed-e Sheykh Loţfollāh.
Isfahan: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Isfahan and Kashan.
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