Notable minarets

Connected Sites: 16

WHS that include a minaret that is remarkable for its age, size (>50m) or otherwise. Reason must be given.

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Connected Sites

Kairouan
Kairouan
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1988
3.05
181
4
The Massive Minaret Of The Great Mosque Of Kairouan In Tunisia Is The Oldest Standing Minaret. Its Construction Began During The First Third Of The 8th Century And Was Completed In 836 Ce (Wiki)
Minaret of Jam
Minaret of Jam
Afghanistan
Inscribed: 2002
3.91
9
1
65m High
Kunya-Urgench
Kunya-Urgench
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 2005
2.56
56
4
Kutlug-Timur Minaret, 60m High
Qutb Minar
Inscribed: 1993
3.43
272
6
72.5m High, And Also The Tallest Brick Minaret In The World (Wiki)
Samarra
Inscribed: 2007
3.02
33
5
Its Minaret, The Malwiya Tower, Is A Vast Spiralling Cone 52 Meters High And 33 Meters Wide With A Spiral Ramp (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Damascus
Inscribed: 1979
3.87
104
5
Umayyad Mosque: The Minaret Of Jesus (Madhanat Isa), Located On The Eastern Corner Of The Mosque Complex, Is Around 77 Meters In Height (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Süleymaniye Mosque - 72m
Medina of Marrakesh
Inscribed: 1985
3.75
449
11
Koutoubia Minaret, 77m High
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
5
Great Mosque Of Aleppo: It Has A Seljuk Minaret Which Was Completed In 1090
Selimiye Mosque
Inscribed: 2011
3.50
142
4
With Its Four Soaring Minarets It Dominates The City Skyline (Ouv)
Agadez
Agadez
Niger
Inscribed: 2013
2.96
14
2
A Lofty Minaret Made Entirely Of Mudbrick (Ab Ev)
Bolgar
Bolgar
Russia
Inscribed: 2014
2.26
42
5
The Minaret Of This Former Mosque Collapsed In 1841 But Was Reconstructed In The Year 2000 On The Basis Of Historical Drawings Made On Site In 1827. The New Minaret Was Reerected On Its Original Foundations And Integrates Historic Stones, Which Belonged To The Original Minaret. (Ab Ev)
Yazd
Yazd
Iran
Inscribed: 2017
3.59
112
3
The Jame Mosque Is Crowned By A Pair Of Minarets, The Highest In Iran
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Inscribed: 1980
2.17
25
3
The Minaret Of The Al'qal'qh, 25 Meters High, Is The Prototype Of The Three-Tiered Minaret Composition Which May Be Seen, Notably At The Giralda Of Sevilla. It Is The Oldest In Algeria After That Of Sidi Boumerouane. (Ab Ev)
Kasbah of Algiers
Inscribed: 1992
2.52
63
4
The Minaret Of The Djamaa El Djedid Mosque Is 25 Metres High And Has A A Clock Integrated In It. The Clock Was Integrated Into The Minaret By The French Architect Bournichon And Was Originally Part Of The Jenina Palace. (Wiki)
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2023
2.49
82
6
Vobkent Minaret