Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
The Amir Chakhmaq Mosque, also known as the Dahouk Mosque 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.Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Shia
- Description: mosque in Yazd, Iranian national heritage site
- Address: یزد
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pishtaq and Water Museum.
Water Museum
Museum
Photo: JMGuyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Water Museum is situated 150 metres north of Amir Chakhmaq Mosque.
Fort Mosque (Yazd)
Mosque
Photo: سیده زینب صفوی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Mosque (Yazd) is situated 410 metres north of Amir Chakhmaq Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yazd and Akramabad.
Yazd
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yazd is a desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. It is an ancient city dating back to the Sassanian period. It is nicknamed "the City of Windcatchers" in Persian, and in 2017, this city of 530,000 people was listed by as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Akramabad
Village
Akramabad is a village in Akramabad Rural District of Akramabad District, Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. Akramabad is situated 4½ km southeast of Amir Chakhmaq Mosque.
Kheyrabad
Neighborhood
Kheyrabad is a neighborhood in the city of Yazd in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Fajr Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Shahneh. Kheyrabad is situated 6 km southwest of Amir Chakhmaq Mosque.
Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Yazd, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.89366° or 31° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
54.36862° or 54° 22′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8H3PV9V9+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 554487582OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shiaWikidata ID
Q5949393
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Amir Chakhmaq Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد أمير جقماق”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد امير جقماق”
- German: “Amir-Tschachmagh-Moschee”
- Persian: “مسجد امیرچقماق”
- Persian: “مسجد میر چخماق/ امیر چخماق”
- Turkish: “Emir Çakmak Camii”
- Uzbek: “Amir Chaxmoq masjidi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amir Chaqmaq Complex and Old Wind Catcher.
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