Menara ( ar, المنارة) is the Arabic term for
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
tower, other words are derived from this term including the Islamic
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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The term Menara can also refer to:
Places
Indonesia
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Jakarta Tower
The Jakarta Tower (''Menara Jakarta'') is a partially-built tower in Jakarta, Indonesia. If completed, it will stand tall up to the antenna and would be the tallest freestanding tower in the Southern Hemisphere. In Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, ...
, a tower located in Jakarta, Indonesia
Israel
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Menara, Israel
Menara (official name, he, מְנָרָה, pronounced Menará), popularly known as Manara, is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the of the Naftali Mountains, Upper Galilee, adjacent to the Lebanese border and overlooking the Hula Valle ...
, a kibbutz in Israel
Malaysia
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Menara Warisan Merdeka, a megatall
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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Menara Petronas, a twin
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
s in
Kuala Lumpur
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Menara TRX, a office
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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Menara KL, a
tower building in
Kuala Lumpur
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Menara Telekom
Telekom Tower, also known as TM Tower is a 55-story, 310-meter-tall supertall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It is the world's 4th tallest twisted building. It is Malaysia's 5th tallest building, and is shaped to represent a sprouting ...
, the headquarters of Telekom Malaysia in
Kuala Lumpur
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Menara Mesiniaga, a futuristic building in Malaysia
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Menara Alor Star, a
telecommunication tower located in
Kedah
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Menara Taming Sari, a
gyro tower in
Malacca City
Morocco
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Menara, Maroc Telecom, a Moroccan internet access provider; a subsidiary of Maroc Telecom
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Menara gardens, gardens located at Marrakech
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Menara International Airport, the international airport of Marrakech
Spain
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Almenara is a municipality located in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.
Tunisia
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Bab Menara (Arabic: باب منارة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.
Plant
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Menara (tree), the name of a ''Shorea faguetiana'', the tallest documented angiosperm.
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