Minaret (disambiguation)

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Minaret is a tower-like component of a mosque.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minaret</span> Architectural feature of mosques

A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (adhan), but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can have a variety of forms, from thick, squat towers to soaring, pencil-thin spires.

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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 of Delhi’s oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of South Delhi, India. It is one of the most visited tourist spots in the city, mostly built between 1199 and 1220.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Firuzabad, Fars</span> City in Fars, Iran

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minaret of Jam</span> Minaret in Ghor Province, Afghanistan

The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan. It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible region of the Shahrak District, Ghor Province, next to the Hari River. The 62 m (203 ft) or 65 m (213 ft) high minaret was built around 1190 entirely of baked bricks and is famous for its intricate brick, stucco and glazed tile decoration, which consists of alternating bands of kufic and naskhi calligraphy, geometric patterns, and verses from the Qur'an. Since 2002, the minaret has remained on the list of World Heritage in Danger, under serious threat of erosion, and has not been actively preserved. In 2014, the BBC reported that the tower was in imminent danger of collapse.

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A minaret is an architectural feature of Islamic mosques.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Firuzabad Tower</span> Tower in Razavi Khorasan, Iran

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mini Qutub Minar</span>

The Mini Qutub Minar is a minaret tower in Hastsal village in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, India. It was built in the 1650 by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan near his hunting lodge in Hasthal. The three storeyed tower is 16.87 meters tall and stands on a raised octagonal platform. The minar is built with bricks and clad with red sandstone. The tower structure and design resembles the Qutub Minar of Delhi and was inspired by it.