Amir Chakhmaq Mosque

This article is about the mosque. For the adjacent square and caravanserai complex, see Amir Chakhmaq Complex.
Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
مسجد امیرچخماق
The mosque dome in 2007
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationAmir Chaghmagh Square, Yazd, Yazd Province
CountryIran
Amir Chakhmaq Mosque is located in Iran
Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates31°53′37″N 54°22′07″E / 31.893736°N 54.368603°E / 31.893736; 54.368603
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleTimurid
FounderJalal ed-Din Amir Chakhmaq Shami
Groundbreaking1418 CE
Completed841 AH (1437/1438 CE)
Specifications
Dome(s)One
InscriptionsIn Naskh, Thuluth and Kufic scripts
MaterialsBricks; plaster; tiles
Official nameAmir Chakhmaq Mosque
TypeBuilt
Designated7 December 1935
Part ofAmir Chakhmaq Complex
Reference no.247
Conservation organizationCultural 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

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 841 AH (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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Mir Chakhmaq (Amir Chakhmaq) Mosque". Iran Tourism and Touring Organization. 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

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