A minaret (/ˌmɪnəˈrɛt, ˈmɪnəˌrɛt/; Arabic: منارة, romanized: manāra, or Arabic: مِئْذَنة, romanized: miʾḏana; Turkish: minare; Persian: گل‌دسته, romanized: goldaste)...

The Minaret of Jam (Pashto and Dari: منار جام) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan. It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible...

Look up minaret, minar, or mínar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Minaret is a tower-like component of a mosque. Minaret or minar may also refer to:...

Minarets.'" Seventeen of the Minarets have been given unofficial names, including Michael Minaret, Adams Minaret, Leonard Minaret, and Clyde Minaret....

"against the construction of minarets" was a successful popular initiative in Switzerland to prevent the construction of minarets on mosques. In a November...

the Treasury and the Minaret of the Bride, while the Mamluks (1260–1516) undertook major restoration efforts and added the Minaret of Qaytbay. The Umayyad...

The Érd minaret (Hungarian: Érdi minaret) is an Ottoman era minaret tower situated in Érd near capital Budapest in Hungary. It is one of only three Ottoman...

the world's largest mosque. It is known for its 52 metres (171 ft) high minaret encircled by a spiral ramp. The mosque is located within the 15,058-hectare...

The Kalyan Minaret (Uzbek: Minorai Kalon, Persian/Tajik: Minâra-i Kalân, Kalon Minor, Kalon Minaret) is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in...

A spiral minaret is a feature of: the Great Mosque of Samarra the Mosque with the Spiral Minaret (Burmalı Mescit Camii), Istanbul This disambiguation...

The Eger minaret (Hungarian: Egri minaret or Kethüda-minaret) is an Ottoman-era minaret tower located in Eger city, northern Hungary. It is one of the...

Minaret Lake is a lake in the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada, in California. It is located in extreme northeastern Madera County, within...

The Uzgen Minaret also spelled as Özgön Minar or Uzgend Minaret is an 11th-century minaret tower located in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan. It forms part of the ancient...

a list of the tallest minarets in the world. It ranks minarets by their height. The tallest minaret in the world is the minaret of the Djamaa el Djazaïr...

The Ghazni Minarets are two elaborately decorated minaret towers located in Ghazni city, central Afghanistan. They were built in middle of the twelfth...

The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex, which lies at the site...

Minaret Kabir (Menār-e Kabir) was an eleventh century brick minaret, located in Tabas (a desert city in central Iran), constructed during the Seljuk Empire...

The Emin Minaret or Emin Tower stands by the Uyghur mosque located in Turfan, Xinjiang, China. At 44 meters (144 ft) it is the tallest minaret in China...

The Gobarau Minaret (var. Gobirau, Goborau) is a 15-metre (50 ft) minaret located in the center of the city of Katsina, northern Nigeria. As an early...

The Minaret (64°46′S 63°39′W / 64.767°S 63.650°W / -64.767; -63.650) is a steep rock pinnacle, 1,065 metres (3,500 ft) high, on the ridge extending...

Ali minaret (Persian: مناره علی) is a historical minaret in Isfahan, Iran. It is close to the Ali mosque. This minaret is the oldest minaret in Isfahan...

the 14th largest in the world.[citation needed] Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft). Completed in 1993, it was designed...

Kasri Orifon Minaret is a minaret in Bahoutdin Architectural Complex, Kasri Orifon village, Bukhara Khanate, Kogon District. The minaret was built in...

The White Minaret is a stone minaret beside the Aqsa Mosque in Qadian, Punjab. It was constructed under the direction of the Indian religious leader Mirza...

romanized: Jāmiʿ an-Nūrī) was a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. It was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback" (Arabic: الحدباء, romanized: al-Ḥadbāˈ)...

Minaret Summit is a mountain pass on Highway 203 in the central Sierra Nevada. The pass, lying on the Madera-Mono County border, is within the Mammoth...

The Kėdainiai minaret is the only free-standing minaret in Lithuania. It is located in the city of Kėdainiai, in the city park, between the Kėdainiai...

Sarban minaret (Persian: مناره ساربان) is a historical minaret in Isfahan, Iran. It dates back to the Seljuq era. The Sarban minaret is located in the...

The minaret of Jarkurgan (Uzbek: Jarqoʻrgʻon minorasi / Жарқўрғон минораси) is a minaret and architectural monument in the village Minor, Jarqoʻrgʻon District...

The Red Minaret Mosque, sometimes called the Leaning Minaret, or Eğri Minaret, is located in the city center of Aksaray. It belongs to the Seljuk period...