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    Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān; trans: "Image of the World Square"), also known as the Shah Square (میدان شاه)...
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    Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه نقش‌ جهان, Varzešgâh-è Naqš-è Jahân, meaning Image of the World Stadium, named after Naqsh-e Jahan Square), is...
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    built in 1620 on the northern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. It connects the Naqsh-e Jahan Square to the Kohneh Square and the Seljuk part of Isfahan. It...
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    palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh-e Jahan Square, opposite to the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally...
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    proverb Esfahān nesf-e-jahān ast (Isfahan is half (of) the world). Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is one of the largest city squares in the world, and a...
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    Yogyakarta Naqsh-e Jahan Square – Isfahan, UNESCO World Heritage Site Haram-i Motahhar[citation needed] – Mashhad Namazi Square – Shiraz Azadi Square – Tehran...
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    other public buildings. Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan and Azadi Square in Tehran are examples of classic and modern squares. Several countries use the...
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    none can be substantiated with sources. These may have included the Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Charbagh Avenue in Isfahan. He is buried in Imam Reza shrine...
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    city, such as the residences of all foreign dignitaries, and the Naqsh-e Jahan Square ("Exemplar of the World"). Prior to the Shah's ascent to power, Persia...
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    central focus of the city until Naqsh-e Jahan Square was laid out in the 17th century. However, even then, the Kohneh Square preserved its importance as the...
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    built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was...
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    century, as well as under the Safavid dynasty. In the 17th century, Naqsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan was built as a polo field by King Abbas I. The game was...
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  • Khaneh Haj Aqa Nourrollah, is an edifice located next to the Great Naqsh-e Jahan Square, on Neshat Ave in Isfahan, Iran. Safa Khaneh was built by Haj Aqa...
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    century, who learned to play polo when he was only seven years old. Naqsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan is a polo field which was built by king Abbas I in the...
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  • Abbas' most visible cultural achievements was the construction of Naqsh-e Jahan Square ("Design of the World"). The plaza, located near a Friday mosque...
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    Mahal is also the charbagh of a mausoleum, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (great-great-grandson of Babur) for his favourite Indian wife Mumtaz Mahal...
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    century onward, e.g. Chehelsotoon, Ali Qapu, Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan, Shah Mosque, Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque in Naqsh-i Jahan Square. Hatra in Nineveh...
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  • Mosque (Persian: مسجد مقصودبیک) is near the northeastern corner of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. It was built in 1601 by the order of Maghsoudbeyk, who was one of...
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    The Ganjali square is ninety-nine meters by fifty-four meter, and Similar to Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan and Mir Chakhmagh Square in Yazd, is surrounded...
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    Abbas, in 1598 initiated the reconstruction of Isfahan, with the Naqsh-e Jahan Square as the centerpiece of his new capital. The distinct feature of Persian...
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  • provided, but may not be directly comparable. List of city squares Market square Piazza Plaza Town square May not be directly comparable "Yenikapı'ya dip dolgusu...
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    2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam. (Wezārat-e defāʿ, pp. 218-19; Wezārat-e rāh wa tarābari, pp. 119-20). (p. 95) and Qāżi Aḥmad Ḡaffāri...
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  • Turkish rule in these areas.[citation needed] Maidaan-e naqsh-e jehaan or Naqsh-e Jahan Square, a square in the centre of Isfahan, Iran Towns and villages...
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    Mosque of Ashtarjan Jameh Mosque of Isfahan Khaju Bridge Monar Jonban Naqsh-e Jahan Square New Julfa Si-o-se-pol Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse Tabatabai House...
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    Damavand Persian Gulf Persepolis Azadi Tower/Azadi Square Milad Tower Pasargadae Naqsh-e Jahan Square Rostam's Mural Rudkhan Castle Persian gardens Windcatcher...
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    December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. Project page on Naqsh-e-Jahan Pars Consulting Engineers website. Baharestan New Town Residential Complex...
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    the latest war in Afghanistan, India has offered an emergency visa (the 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa') to some citizens of Afghanistan. When the Taliban...
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    dam (band) in Qahrud, 35 km south of Kashan in 1616CE, as well as Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Charbagh Avenue in Isfahan, and the Monar Jonban, also known...
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    city, such as the residences of all foreign dignitaries. And the Naqsh-e Jahan Square ("Examplar of the World"). Prior to the Shah's ascent to power, Iran...
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    covered bazaar pathways of a length exceeding 4 km, connecting it to Naqsh-e Jahan Square. Nushabad: Nushabad has an underground city that served as a refuge...
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