List of tallest minarets
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] The tallest minaret in the world built of bricks is the 73 metres (240 ft) tall Qutb Minar in Delhi, India.[2]
List of tallest minarets[]
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.
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Name | Image | Location | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Year Built | Status | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | 201 | 1999 | Preserved | |||
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minaret | ![]() |
Selangor | Malaysia | 142.3 | 467 | 1988 | [3] | ||
Putra Mosque | ![]() |
Putrajaya | Malaysia | 116 | 380 | 1999 | [4] | ||
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets | ![]() |
Medina | Saudi Arabia | 105 | 344 | [4] | |||
Fateh Burj | ![]() |
Mohali | India | 100 | 328 | 2011 | [5] | ||
Karachi | Pakistan | 99 | 325 | 2021 | |||||
Faisal Mosque minarets | ![]() |
Islamabad | Pakistan | 90 | 300 | 1986 | |||
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets | ![]() |
Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 89 | 292 | [6] | |||
Minarets of Selimiye Mosque | Edirne | Turkey | 83 | 272 | 1574 | ||||
Qutub Minar | Delhi | India | 72.5 | 238 | 1311 | Preserved | Tallest minaret made of bricks.[2] | [7] | |
Minar-e-Pakistan | ![]() |
Lahore | Pakistan | 70 | 230 | 1968 | [8] | ||
Minaret of Jam | ![]() |
Shahrak District | Afghanistan | 65 | 213 | 1194[9] | Endangered | In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger | [10][9] |
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. | [11] | |
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.[12] | [12] | ||
Islam Khoja Minaret | ![]() |
Khiva | Uzbekistan | 56.6 | 170 | 1910 | Preserved | [13] | |
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 | [14] | |
Vabkent Minaret | Vabkent | Uzbekistan | 40.3 | 145 | 1199 | Preserved | [14] | ||
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 | [14] | |
Uzgen Minaret | ![]() |
Uzgen | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 90 | 11th Century | Preserved | [15] | |
Burana Tower | ![]() |
Chuy Valley | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 82 | 11th Century | Preserved | Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century.[16] | [16] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tallest minaret". bbc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Qutub Minar: Lesser known facts about the world's tallest brick minaret". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fateh Burj / Victory Tower in Chappar Chiri". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Grand Mosque / Holy Mosque in Makkah". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Minar-e-Pakistan: Reliving History". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ 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-valtický areál". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Uzgen Minaret". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Burana Tower". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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