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.

Name Image Location Country Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Status Minaret Notes Ref.
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret Algiers Algeria 265 870 2019 [1]
Hassan II Mosque Minaret Casablanca Morocco 210 690 1993
Rahmatan Lil-Alamin Mosque Minaret Indramayu Indonesia 210 1999 Preserved
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 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]
Minaret of Istiqlal Mosque 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]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz". itc.gov.my. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "The 7 Tallest Minarets in the World". freeminimaps.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Keistimewaan Masjid Raya Al Jabbar". aljabbar.jabarprov.go.id. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Grand Mosque / Holy Mosque in Makkah". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "77,24 METRA, NAJVEĆI MINARETI U EVROPI NALAZE SE U SRBIJI: Ovo je džamija u pešterskom selu Delimeđe". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "U cazinskom džematu Pećigrad svečano otvorena novoizgrađena džamija". reprezent.ba. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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  11. ↑ "5 Fakta Menarik Masjid Istiqlal Jakarta, Punya Tinggi Menara Setera Jumlah Ayat Al-Quran". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sve spremno za svečanost u Cazinskom naseljom Podgredina". avaz.ba. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Afghan historic minaret of Jam 'in danger of collapse'". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Cizek, Hrady cz s r o Jiri. "Rozhledna minaret, Lednicko-valtický areál". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  16. ↑ "Najstarija u BiH: Turhan Emin-begova džamija u Ustikolini obilježava 570. rođendan". klix.ba. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Kutlug Timur minaret". tourstoturkmenistan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Khiva". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 "Kalyan Minaret, Bukhara". unesco.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Kajserija". Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "The Uzgen Minaret". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Burana Tower". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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