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
Djamaa el Djazaïr ( ar, جامع الجزائر), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (french: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It houses the world's tallest minaret and is the third-largest mosque in the world aft ...
in Algiers, Algeria which stands at 265 metres (870 ft).
The tallest minaret in the world built of
bricks
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term ''brick'' denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured cons ...
is the 100 metres (328 ft) tall
Fateh Burj
The Fateh Burj ( en, The Victory Tower; pa, ਫਤਿਹ ਬੁਰਜ), the tallest minar in India, is situated in the historical village of Chappar Chiri in the SAS Nagar district (Mohali district) of Punjab state. It was completed in 1890. ...
in Chappar Chiri, India.
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.
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List of tallest mosques
A list of the tallest mosques in the world. The height value gives the height of the tallest element of the mosque (usually a minaret).
List
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* List of tallest minarets
This is a list of the tallest minarets in the world. It rank ...
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Minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
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Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
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List of oldest minarets
This article lists some but by no means all of the oldest known minaret towers in the world.
The oldest minaret still surviving is that of the Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia. It was constructed in 836 AD and is considered as the prototype f ...
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