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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Image Location Country Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Status Notes Ref.
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret Algiers Algeria 265 870 2019 [1]
Hassan II Mosque Minaret Casablanca Morocco 210 690 1993 [1]
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]
Faisal Mosque minarets Islamabad Pakistan 90 300 1986 Tallest minarets at least in South Asia upon completion [6]
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets Makkah (Mecca) Saudi Arabia 89 292 [7]
Qutub Minar Delhi India 72.5 238 1311 Preserved Tallest minaret made of bricks.[2] [8]
Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore Pakistan 70 230 1968 [9]
Minaret of Jam Shahrak District Afghanistan 65 213 1194[10] Endangered In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger [11][10]
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 AD 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
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  2. "Qutub Minar: Lesser known facts about the world's tallest brick minaret". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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  5. "Fateh Burj / Victory Tower in Chappar Chiri". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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  12. "Kutlug Timur minaret". tourstoturkmenistan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. "Khiva". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  14. "Kalyan Minaret, Bukhara". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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