Amir Chakhmaq Complex
| Amir Chakhmaq Complex | |
|---|---|
مجموعه میدان امیرچخماق | |
The complex and courtyard at dusk | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Caravanserai |
| Location | |
| Location | Yazd, Yazd province |
| Country | Iran |
Location of the caravanserai in Iran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°53′38″N 54°22′10″E / 31.893812°N 54.369466°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Timurid Empire |
| Founder | Jalal ed-Din Amir Chakhmaq Shami |
| Completed | Timurid Empire |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
The Amir Chakhmaq Complex (Persian: مجموعه میدان امیرچخماق, romanized: Majmūʿa Meydân Amir Čaqmaq) is a prominent structure in Yazd, Iran, noted for its symmetrical sunken alcoves. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery. At night, the building is lit up after twilight hours after sun set with orange lighting in the arched alcoves which makes it a spectacle. During the Iran–Iraq War and the Iraq wars with the United States and Afghanistan, many Iraqis and Afghanis came to inhabit the Amir Chakhmaq Square.