List of tallest minarets

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This is a list of the tallest minarets in the world. It ranks minarets by their height.

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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

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.

NameImageLocationCountryHeight (m)Height (ft)Year BuiltStatus MinaretNotesRef.
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret Djamae El Djazayer- jm` ljzy'r.jpg Algiers Algeria2658702019 [1]
Hassan II Mosque Minaret Hassan 2 Mosque (cropped).jpeg Casablanca Morocco2106901993 [2]
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minarets SA Blue Mosque.jpg Selangor Malaysia142.34671988 [3]
Putra Mosque Putrajaya malaysia Putra-Mosque-01.jpg Putrajaya Malaysia1163801999 [4]
Mosque of Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim Mezquita Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Abdulaziz Al - Ibrahim.jpg Caracas Venezuela1133701989 [5]
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets Masjid Nabawi The Prophet's Mosque, Madina.jpg Medina Saudi Arabia105344 [4]
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque Minaret Masjid Raya Al Jabbar 05.jpg Bandung Indonesia993252023 [6]
Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi Karachi Pakistan993252021 [7]
Pondok Pesantren Walibarokah Minaret Kediri Regency Indonesia993252009 [8]
Great Mosque of Central Java Minaret Menara Masjid Agung Semarang.jpg Semarang Indonesia993252006 [9]
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Main Minaret Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque RB.jpg Muscat Oman 91.53002001 [10]
Faisal Mosque Minarets Faisal Mosque - Bird's Eye View.jpg Islamabad Pakistan903001986 [11]
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets A packed house - Flickr - Al Jazeera English800x600x300.jpg Makkah (Mecca)Saudi Arabia89292 [12]
Selimiye Mosque Minarets Selimiye Mosque 3.JPG Edirne Turkey70.89239.51574Tallest Ottoman minarets. [13]
Delimeđe Mosque Minarets Delimeđe Serbia77.22532009The mosque with the tallest minarets in Serbia and in Europe outside of Turkey. [14]
Kutubiyya Mosque Minaret Marokko0112 (retouched).jpg Marrakesh Morocco772531195 [15]
Qutub Minar At Qutub minar, New Delhi 05.JPG Delhi India72.52381311PreservedTallest minaret made of bricks. [16] [17]
Pećigrad Mosque Minarets Pećigrad Bosnia and Herzegovina712332020The tallest minaret in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [18]
Minar-e-Pakistan Minar-e-Pakistan by ZILL NIAZI 2.jpg Lahore Pakistan702301968 [19]
Istiqlal Mosque Minaret Inner courtyard of the Masjid Istiqlal Jakarta 09 (cropped).jpg Jakarta Indonesia66.62181974The symbolize the divine oneness of God. [20]
Podgredina Blue Mosque Minarets Podgredina Bosnia and Herzegovina662172018The first mosque with 5 şerefe's (balconies) on a minaret. [21]
Minaret of Jam Minaret of jam 2009 ghor.jpg Shahrak District Afghanistan652131194 [22] EndangeredIn UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger [23] [22]
Minaret in the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape Minaret in Lednice - se stromy.JPG Lednice Czech Republic622031804PreservedTallest in all non-Islamic countries. Built as a park decoration. [24]
Turhan Emin-Begova Mosque Minarets Ustikolina Bosnia and Herzegovina601971448RebuiltIt is believed, that this is the first mosque ever built in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [25]
Kutlug Timur Minaret Kutlug Timur minaret.JPG Konye-Urgench Turkmenistan601971011Believed to be the tallest of the ancient minarets in Central Asia. Dome was destroyed in 1221 by Mongols. Only 60 meters remain. [26] [26]
Islam Khoja Minaret Khiva, Islam Khodja Minaret.jpg Khiva Uzbekistan56.61701910Preserved [27]
Kalyan Minaret Bukhara01.jpg Bukhara Uzbekistan45.61501127Preserved [28]
Juma Mosque BalakenAzerbaijan441441877 [29]
Kajserija Mosque Goražde Bosnia and Herzegovina43.51432007 [30]
Vabkent Minaret Vobkent minaret 14-33.JPG Vobkent Uzbekistan40.31451199Preserved [28]
Kalta Minara Kalta Minar.jpg Khiva Uzbekistan29.0861852Preserved [28]
Uzgen Minaret Uzgen Minaret.jpg Uzgen Kyrgyzstan27.59011th CenturyPreserved [31]
Burana Tower Burana tower 2009.jpg Chuy Valley Kyrgyzstan258211th CenturyPreservedOriginally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century. [32] [32]
Great Mosque of Banten Minaret MENARA MASJID AGUNG BANTEN.jpg Serang Indonesia24781632 [33]
Menara Kudus Mosque Minaret Masjid Menara Kudus.jpg Kudus Regency Indonesia18591549 [34]
Mahmoudiya Mosque Israel-2013-Jaffa 13-Mahmoudiya Mosque.JPG Tel Aviv Israel185919th century [35]

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