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]
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.
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. |
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Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret | ![]() | Algiers | Algeria | 265 | 870 | 2019 | [1] | ||
Hassan II Mosque Minaret | ![]() | Casablanca | Morocco | 210 | 690 | 1993 | |||
Minaret of Rahmatan Lil-Alamin Mosque | Indramayu | Indonesia | 210 | 690 | 2021 | ||||
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minarets | ![]() | Selangor | Malaysia | 142.3 | 467 | 1988 | [2] | ||
201 Dome Mosque | ![]() | South Pathalia village | Bangladesh | 137 | 451 | 2013 | |||
Putra Mosque | ![]() | Putrajaya | Malaysia | 116 | 380 | 1999 | [3] | ||
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets | ![]() | Medina | Saudi Arabia | 105 | 344 | [3] | |||
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque Minaret | ![]() | Bandung | Indonesia | 99 | 325 | 2023 | [4] | ||
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 | [5] | |||
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 Serbia and in Europe outside of Turkey. | [6] | ||
Kutubiyya Mosque Minaret | ![]() | Marrakesh | Morocco | 77 | 253 | 1195 | |||
Qutub Minar | Delhi | India | 72.5 | 238 | 1311 | Preserved | Tallest minaret made of bricks.[7] | [8] | |
Pećigrad Mosque Minarets | Pećigrad | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71 | 233 | 2020 | The tallest minaret in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | [9] | ||
Minar-e-Pakistan | ![]() | Lahore | Pakistan | 70 | 230 | 1968 | [10] | ||
Istiqlal Mosque Minaret | ![]() | Jakarta | Indonesia | 66.6 | 218 | 1974 | The symbolize the divine oneness of God. | [11] | |
Podgredina Blue Mosque Minarets | Podgredina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66 | 217 | 2018 | The first mosque with 5 şerefe's (balconies) on a minaret. | [12] | ||
Minaret of Jam | ![]() | Shahrak District | Afghanistan | 65 | 213 | 1194[13] | Endangered | In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger | [14][13] |
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. | [15] | |
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. | [16] | |
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.[17] | [17] | ||
Islam Khoja Minaret | ![]() | Khiva | Uzbekistan | 56.6 | 170 | 1910 | Preserved | [18] | |
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 | [19] | |
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 | [20] | |||
Vabkent Minaret | Vobkent | Uzbekistan | 40.3 | 145 | 1199 | Preserved | [19] | ||
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 | [19] | |
Uzgen Minaret | ![]() | Uzgen | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 90 | 11th Century | Preserved | [21] | |
Burana Tower | ![]() | Chuy Valley | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 82 | 11th Century | Preserved | Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century.[22] | [22] |
Mahmoudiya Mosque | Tel Aviv | Israel | 18 | 59 | 19th century | [23] |
See also
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