Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Also known as Emam Sq., Imam Square, Meidan Emam, Naghsh-e jahan, Naghsh-e Jahan Square, Naghsh-i Jahan, Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Naqsh-e Jahan, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Royal Square of Esfahan, Shah square, The Royal Square of Esfahan, میدان نقش جهان
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (v), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
1979
List reference
115
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Meidan Emam, Esfahan is about 5 km south-west of Isfahan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan, about 1 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Isfahan · about 1,628,000 peopleabout 5 km north-east
- Khomeini Shahr · about 437,000 peopleabout 20 km west
- Qomsheh · about 118,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Shahrekord · about 129,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Kashan · about 250,000 peopleabout 150 km north
- Yasuj · about 97,000 peopleabout 220 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural1 km away
IranCultural267 km away
IranCultural268 km away
IranCultural274 km away
IranCultural305 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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