Nakh’sh‑e Jahan Square, known as Mei­dan Imam Square, is locat­ed in the cen­ter of Isfa­han city. Nakh’sh‑e Jahan was built in 1598 when Sheikh Abbas decid­ed to move the cap­i­tal from Qazvin to Isfa­han and became the main meet­ing place for the Sheikh and the peo­ple.