Amir Chakhmaq Complex

Amir Chakhmaq Complex


A square in the city of Yazd that includes, mosque, Bazar, water reservoirs, and Tekieh (Hosseinieh). Amir Jalal al-Din Chakhmaq was a brave general of the Timurid era when Shahrukh was the emperor. When he was appointed as the governor of Yazd, a complex was built by his order that consisted of many public places such as square, public bath, caravanserai, monastery, aqueduct, cold-water well, and Hosseinieh.  The square went through serious changes during the Pahlavi era. The old square was demolished to be replaced with a modern rectangular one; the caravanserai was destroyed as well to add new space to the square. Nothing was left of the complex except the Hosseinieh that was almost shattered when one of the Soffeh’s collapsed, but the archeology office resisted strongly against the government and by filling two of the arcades they stopped further damage to the construct.