Isfahan’s 17th century Hakim Mosque

Located in Isfahan, near its centuries-old bazaar, Hakim Mosque is visually stunning.

Hakim mosque was built over the ruins of a Deylamid mosque, known as Jorjir, back to the 10th century. The relics of this 1000-year old mosque, commissioned by the Buyid minister, Sahib ibn Abbad, can be seen on the northwestern part of the Hakim mosque.

The remaining portal of the ruined mosque was hidden for about 300 years and was accidentally discovered in 1957 when the wall of the Safavid mosque was washed away by rain.

Not only a place of worshiping, but also a public building serving a multiplicity of uses, the graceful mosque is a place for gathering of the prayers, an Islamic college, and an emergency shelter for travelers.

Named after its constructer Hakim Mohammad Davoud, the private physician of Shah Abbas II in 1661, it was built in the mid-17th century.

The mosque has no monumental entry, but five different minor entries. It has a monumental courtyard and several amenities.

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