Hakim Mosque, Isfahan Explained

Hakim Mosque مسجد حکیم
Religious Affiliation:	Islam
Map Type:	Iran
Coordinates:	32.663°N 51.6743°W
Location:	Isfahan, Iran
Province:	Isfahan Province
Architecture Type:	Mosque
Year Completed:	Safavid dynasty

Hakim Mosque (Persian: مسجد حکیم) is one of the oldest mosques in Isfahan, Iran. Completed in the mid-17th century, in the Safavid era, it is named after Moḥammad-Dāvud Khan Ḥakim (a court physician) who funded the construction.^[1]

See also

• Islam in Iran

Sources

• Encyclopedia: ḤAKIMI, EBRĀHIM . Milani . Abbas . Abbas Milani . http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hakimi-ebrahim . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 6 . 575–580 . 2003 .
• Book: Newman, Andrew J. . Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire . 2008 . I.B.Tauris . 978-0857716613 .

External links

• About Hakim Mosque
• Concerning the Masjed-e Jorjir, see H. Gaube et E. Wirth, Der Bazar von Isfahan, Wiesbaden, 1978, p. 203-204; O. Grabar, The Great Mosque of Isfahan, London, 1990, p. 47-48
• Loṭfallâh Honarfar, Ganjina-ye âsâr-e târikhi-ye Eṣfahân, Isfahan, 1344 Sh/1965, p. 612-620

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Jameh Mosque of Sojas. Encyclopedia of History of Iranshahr Architecture. https://web.archive.org/web/20150406043613/http://iranshahrpedia.ir/docs/Asar-e%20Sabti%20(Up%20to%2026666)%20(Version%2090%2008%2029).zip. dead. 2015-04-06. 17 July 2019.