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List of tallest minarets

October 28, 2023

This is 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 in Algiers, Algeria which stands at 265 metres (870 ft).[1]

List of tallest minarets edit

This list ranks the tallest minarets in the world. Only minarets taller than 25 metres (82 feet) or remarkable for some distinctive feature are included.

Name Image Location Country Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Status Minaret Notes Ref.
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret   Algiers Algeria 265 870 2019 [1]
Hassan II Mosque Minaret   Casablanca Morocco 210 690 1993
Rahmatan Lil-Alamin Mosque Minaret   Indramayu Indonesia 210 1999 Preserved
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minarets   Selangor Malaysia 142.3 467 1988 [2]
Putra Mosque   Putrajaya Malaysia 116 380 1999 [3]
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets   Medina Saudi Arabia 105 344 [3]
Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi Karachi Pakistan 99 325 2021
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Main Minaret   Muscat Oman 90 300 2001
Faisal Mosque Minarets   Islamabad Pakistan 90 300 1986
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets   Makkah (Mecca) Saudi Arabia 89 292 [4]
Selimiye Mosque Minarets   Edirne Turkey 83 272 1574 The mosque with the tallest minarets in Europe.
Delimeđe Mosque Minarets Delimeđe Serbia 77.2 253 2009 The mosque with the tallest minarets in Europe outside of Turkey. [5]
Kutubiyya Mosque Minaret   Marrakesh Morocco 77 253 1195
Qutub Minar   Delhi India 72.5 238 1311 Preserved Tallest minaret made of bricks.[6] [7]
Pećigrad Mosque Minarets Pećigrad Bosnia and Herzegovina 71 233 2020 The tallest minaret in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [8]
Minar-e-Pakistan   Lahore Pakistan 70 230 1968 [9]
Minaret of Istiqlal Mosque   Jakarta Indonesia 66.6 218 1974 The symbolize the divine oneness of God. [10]
Podgredina Blue Mosque Minarets Podgredina Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 217 2018 The first mosque with 5 şerefe's (balconies) on a minaret. [11]
Minaret of Jam   Shahrak District Afghanistan 65 213 1194[12] Endangered In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger [13][12]
Minaret in the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape   Lednice Czech Republic 62 203 1804 Preserved Tallest in all non-Islamic countries. Built as a park decoration. [14]
Turhan Emin-Begova Mosque Minarets Ustikolina Bosnia and Herzegovina 60 197 1448 Rebuilt It is believed, that this is the first mosque ever built in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [15]
Kutlug Timur Minaret   Konye-Urgench Turkmenistan 60 197 1011 Believed to be the tallest of the ancient minarets in Central Asia. Dome was destroyed in 1221 by Mongols. Only 60 meters remain.[16] [16]
Islam Khoja Minaret   Khiva Uzbekistan 56.6 170 1910 Preserved [17]
Two minarets of the Hazrat Imam Mosque Tashkent Uzbekistan 53 167 2007 Preserved
Two minarets of the Minar Mosque Tashkent Uzbekistan 50 166 2014 Preserved
Kalyan Minaret   Bukhara Uzbekistan 45.6 150 1127 Preserved [18]
Balaken Mosque Balaken Azerbaijan 45 147.6 1877 The mosque with the tallest minaret in Azerbaijan and in Caucasus.
Kajserija Mosque Goražde Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.5 143 2007 [19]
Vabkent Minaret   Vabkent Uzbekistan 40.3 145 1199 Preserved [18]
Four minarets of the Ulughbek Madrasa and Sherdar Madrasa in Registan Ansamble   Samarkand Uzbekistan 32.5 166 2014 Preserved
Kalta Minara   Khiva Uzbekistan 29.0 86 1852 Preserved [18]
Uzgen Minaret   Uzgen Kyrgyzstan 27.5 90 11th Century Preserved [20]
Burana Tower   Chuy Valley Kyrgyzstan 25 82 11th Century Preserved Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century.[21] [21]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tallest minaret". bbc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz". itc.gov.my. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The 7 Tallest Minarets in the World". freeminimaps.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Grand Mosque / Holy Mosque in Makkah". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ "77,24 METRA, NAJVEĆI MINARETI U EVROPI NALAZE SE U SRBIJI: Ovo je džamija u pešterskom selu Delimeđe". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Qutub Minar: Lesser known facts about the world's tallest brick minaret". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ "U cazinskom džematu Pećigrad svečano otvorena novoizgrađena džamija". reprezent.ba. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Minar-e-Pakistan: Reliving History". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ "5 Fakta Menarik Masjid Istiqlal Jakarta, Punya Tinggi Menara Setera Jumlah Ayat Al-Quran". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Sve spremno za svečanost u Cazinskom naseljom Podgredina". avaz.ba. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Afghan historic minaret of Jam 'in danger of collapse'". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. ^ Cizek, Hrady cz s r o Jiri. "Rozhledna minaret, Lednicko-valtický areál". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  15. ^ "Najstarija u BiH: Turhan Emin-begova džamija u Ustikolini obilježava 570. rođendan". klix.ba. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Kutlug Timur minaret". tourstoturkmenistan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Khiva". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  18. ^ a b c "Kalyan Minaret, Bukhara". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Kajserija". Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  20. ^ "The Uzgen Minaret". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Burana Tower". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

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This is 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 Djazair in Algiers Algeria which stands at 265 metres 870 ft 1 List of tallest minarets editThis list ranks the tallest minarets in the world Only minarets taller than 25 metres 82 feet or remarkable for some distinctive feature are included This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items September 2018 Name Image Location Country Height m Height ft Year Built Status Minaret Notes Ref Djamaa el Djazair Minaret nbsp Algiers Algeria 265 870 2019 1 Hassan II Mosque Minaret nbsp Casablanca Morocco 210 690 1993Rahmatan Lil Alamin Mosque Minaret nbsp Indramayu Indonesia 210 1999 PreservedSultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minarets nbsp Selangor Malaysia 142 3 467 1988 2 Putra Mosque nbsp Putrajaya Malaysia 116 380 1999 3 Al Masjid an Nabawi Minarets nbsp Medina Saudi Arabia 105 344 3 Grand Jamia Mosque Karachi Karachi Pakistan 99 325 2021Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Main Minaret nbsp Muscat Oman 90 300 2001Faisal Mosque Minarets nbsp Islamabad Pakistan 90 300 1986Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets nbsp Makkah Mecca Saudi Arabia 89 292 4 Selimiye Mosque Minarets nbsp Edirne Turkey 83 272 1574 The mosque with the tallest minarets in Europe Delimeđe Mosque Minarets Delimeđe Serbia 77 2 253 2009 The mosque with the tallest minarets in Europe outside of Turkey 5 Kutubiyya Mosque Minaret nbsp Marrakesh Morocco 77 253 1195Qutub Minar nbsp Delhi India 72 5 238 1311 Preserved Tallest minaret made of bricks 6 7 Pecigrad Mosque Minarets Pecigrad Bosnia and Herzegovina 71 233 2020 The tallest minaret in Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 Minar e Pakistan nbsp Lahore Pakistan 70 230 1968 9 Minaret of Istiqlal Mosque nbsp Jakarta Indonesia 66 6 218 1974 The symbolize the divine oneness of God 10 Podgredina Blue Mosque Minarets Podgredina Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 217 2018 The first mosque with 5 serefe s balconies on a minaret 11 Minaret of Jam nbsp Shahrak District Afghanistan 65 213 1194 12 Endangered In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger 13 12 Minaret in the Lednice Valtice Cultural Landscape nbsp Lednice Czech Republic 62 203 1804 Preserved Tallest in all non Islamic countries Built as a park decoration 14 Turhan Emin Begova Mosque Minarets Ustikolina Bosnia and Herzegovina 60 197 1448 Rebuilt It is believed that this is the first mosque ever built in Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 Kutlug Timur Minaret nbsp Konye Urgench Turkmenistan 60 197 1011 Believed to be the tallest of the ancient minarets in Central Asia Dome was destroyed in 1221 by Mongols Only 60 meters remain 16 16 Islam Khoja Minaret nbsp Khiva Uzbekistan 56 6 170 1910 Preserved 17 Two minarets of the Hazrat Imam Mosque Tashkent Uzbekistan 53 167 2007 PreservedTwo minarets of the Minar Mosque Tashkent Uzbekistan 50 166 2014 PreservedKalyan Minaret nbsp Bukhara Uzbekistan 45 6 150 1127 Preserved 18 Balaken Mosque Balaken Azerbaijan 45 147 6 1877 The mosque with the tallest minaret in Azerbaijan and in Caucasus Kajserija Mosque Gorazde Bosnia and Herzegovina 43 5 143 2007 19 Vabkent Minaret nbsp Vabkent Uzbekistan 40 3 145 1199 Preserved 18 Four minarets of the Ulughbek Madrasa and Sherdar Madrasa in Registan Ansamble nbsp Samarkand Uzbekistan 32 5 166 2014 PreservedKalta Minara nbsp Khiva Uzbekistan 29 0 86 1852 Preserved 18 Uzgen Minaret nbsp Uzgen Kyrgyzstan 27 5 90 11th Century Preserved 20 Burana Tower nbsp Chuy Valley Kyrgyzstan 25 82 11th Century Preserved Originally 45 metres tall Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century 21 21 See also edit nbsp Islam portal nbsp Architecture portal nbsp Lists portalList of tallest mosques Minaret Mosque List of oldest minaretsReferences edit a b Tallest minaret bbc com Retrieved 27 January 2015 Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz itc gov my Retrieved 18 September 2018 a b The 7 Tallest Minarets in the World freeminimaps com Retrieved 18 September 2018 Grand Mosque Holy Mosque in Makkah globalsecurity org Retrieved 18 September 2018 77 24 METRA NAJVECI MINARETI U EVROPI NALAZE SE U SRBIJI Ovo je dzamija u pesterskom selu Delimeđe kurir rs in Serbian 26 May 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2023 Qutub Minar Lesser known facts about the world s tallest brick minaret indiatoday in Retrieved 18 September 2018 Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi unesco org Retrieved 18 September 2018 U cazinskom dzematu Pecigrad svecano otvorena novoizgrađena dzamija reprezent ba Retrieved 3 April 2023 Minar e Pakistan Reliving History pakistantoday com pk Retrieved 25 October 2020 5 Fakta Menarik Masjid Istiqlal Jakarta Punya Tinggi Menara Setera Jumlah Ayat Al Quran tribunnews com Retrieved 20 April 2023 Sve spremno za svecanost u Cazinskom naseljom Podgredina avaz ba Retrieved 20 February 2023 a b Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam unesco org Retrieved 18 September 2018 Afghan historic minaret of Jam in danger of collapse bbc co uk 28 August 2014 Retrieved 16 September 2018 Cizek Hrady cz s r o Jiri Rozhledna minaret Lednicko valticky areal www hrady cz in Czech Retrieved 2021 05 26 Najstarija u BiH Turhan Emin begova dzamija u Ustikolini obiljezava 570 rođendan klix ba Retrieved 20 February 2023 a b Kutlug Timur minaret tourstoturkmenistan com Retrieved 18 September 2018 Khiva unesco org Retrieved 18 September 2018 a b c Kalyan Minaret Bukhara unesco org Retrieved 18 September 2018 Kajserija Retrieved 20 February 2023 The Uzgen Minaret discovery kyrgyzstan com Retrieved 18 September 2018 a b Burana Tower discovery kyrgyzstan com Retrieved 18 September 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of tallest minarets amp oldid 1179259444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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