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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, .
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Emam Sq.”, “Imam Square”, “Meidan Emam”, “Meydān-e Emām Khomeinī”, “Meydān-e Naghsh-e Jahān”, “Naghsh-e jahan”, “Naghsh-e Jahan Square”, “Naghsh-i Jahan”, “Naghsh-i Jahan Square”, “Naqsh-e Jahan”, “Naqsh-i Jahan Square”, “Royal Square of Esfahan”, “Shah square”, and “The Royal Square of Esfahan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and Ali Qapu.

Mosque
Photo: شهاب الدین علیشاهی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Shi'ite , located on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, , . Construction of the mosque started in 1011 AH and was finished in 1028 AH.

Castle
Photo: Zahradibaji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an imperial palace in , . It is located on the western side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to , and had originally been designed as a vast portal entrance to the grand palace which stretched from the square to Chaharbagh Boulevard. is situated 110 metres west of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

Museum
Photo: Zenith210, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 17th century pavilion and garden, in , . It was commissioned by Abbas the Great and completed by Shah Abbas II, both Safavid Shahs, mostly for royal entertainment and receptions. is situated 550 metres west of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.

Photo: Gire 3pich2005, CC0.
is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of . Due to its beautiful hand-painted tiling and magnificent public square, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Neighborhood
is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,972, in 519 families. is situated 6 km southeast of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

Neighborhood
is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 253, in 65 families. is situated 7 km east of Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

Naqsh-e Jahan Square

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
Geo­Names ID
6533373
Wiki­data ID
Q4519
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Naqsh-e Jahan Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساحه نقش جهان”
  • Arabic: “ميدان الإمام”
  • 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: “伊斯法罕廣場”
  • Chinese: “伊斯法罕皇家廣場”
  • Chinese: “伊玛目广场”
  • Chinese: “伊瑪目廣場”
  • Croatian: “Nakš-e Džahan”
  • Croatian: “Nakši Džahan”
  • Czech: “Naqš-e džahán”
  • Dutch: “Meidan Emam”
  • Dutch: “Meidan Enam”
  • Dutch: “Naghshe Jahan”
  • Dutch: “Plein van de Emam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان دور العالم”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Nakŝ-e Ĝahan”
  • Finnish: “Meidan Emam”
  • French: “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: “Meidan-e Emam”
  • German: “Meidan-e Schah”
  • German: “Meidan-i Imam”
  • German: “Meidan-i-Imam”
  • German: “Naghsch-e Jahan”
  • German: “Naqsch-e Dschahan”
  • Gujarati: “નક્શ-એ જહાન મેદાન”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר נג’ש-י ג’אהן”
  • Hebrew: “מיידאן-אה אימאם”
  • Hebrew: “מיידאן-י אמאם”
  • Hebrew: “נאקש-אה ג’האן”
  • Hebrew: “תמונתו של העולם”
  • Hungarian: “Majdán”
  • Hungarian: “Nags-e Dzsahán tér”
  • Indonesian: “Lapangan Naqsh-e Jahan”
  • Indonesian: “Lapangan Naqsh-e Jehaan”
  • Italian: “Meidān-e Emām”
  • Italian: “Meidān-e Shāh”
  • Italian: “Piazza dell’Imam”
  • Italian: “Piazza dello Scià”
  • Italian: “Piazza Imam”
  • Italian: “piazza Naqsh-e jahàn”
  • Italian: “Piazza Naqsh-e jahàn”
  • Japanese: “イマーム広場”
  • Japanese: “エスファハーン広場”
  • Korean: “에맘 광장”
  • Korean: “에맘광장”
  • Korean: “이맘 광장”
  • Korean: “이맘광장”
  • Latvian: “Nakše Džahānas laukums”
  • Lithuanian: “Imamo aikštė”
  • Maithili: “मेदन इमाम, इसफहान”
  • Malay: “Medan Naghsh-i Jahan”
  • Maltese: “Meidan Imam”
  • Maltese: “Meidan-e Emam”
  • Maltese: “Meidan-i Imam”
  • Maltese: “Pjazza ta‘ Naqsh-e Jahan”
  • Maltese: “Pjazza ta’ Naqsh-e Jahan”
  • Maltese: “Pjazza tal-Imam”
  • 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 امام اصفهان”
  • Persian: “میدان امام”
  • Persian: “میدان شاه”
  • Persian: “میدان نقش جهان اصفهان”
  • Persian: “میدان نقش جهان”
  • Persian: “نقش جهان”
  • Polish: “Plac Imama”
  • Portuguese: “Meidan Emam”
  • 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 Naghsh i Jahan”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Naghsh-i Jahan”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Naqsh-e Yahan”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Naqsh-e Yahán”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Naghsh i Jahane”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Naghsh-i Jahane”
  • Swedish: “Imamtorget”
  • Swedish: “Meidan Emam”
  • Swedish: “Naghsh-e Jahan torget”
  • Swedish: “Naqsh-e Jahantorget”
  • Tamil: “இமாம் சதுக்கம்”
  • Tatar: “Имам мәйданы”
  • Turkish: “Nakş-e Cihan Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Nakş-ı Cihan Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Nakşi 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): “Naqsh-e Jahan Square”
  • 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”

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