The Uzgen Minaret also spelled as Özgön Minar or Uzgend Minaret is an 11th-century

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 ...

tower located in Uzgen,

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. It forms part of the ancient ruins in Uzgen along with three well preserved mausoleums located nearby. Uzgen Minaret is a 27.5 metre (90 feet) tall tapering tower, with an 8.5 metre (28 feet) base diameter, reducing to 6.2 metres (20 feet) at the top. Built with bricks, the Uzgen minaret's architecture consist of three distinctive parts. It has a 5 metres (16.5 feet) high

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shaped lower part and a tapering cylindrical middle part, similar to the

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in northern Kyrgyzstan. The upper part with arched windows and a cupola is a relatively recent addition, built in 1923 to 1924.

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File:Минарет в Узген.jpg File:Karakhanid mausoleum Uzgen.jpg, Karakhanid mausoleum nearby minaret. File:Комплекс исторических сооружений в городе Узген.jpg, Minaret and mausoleums depicted in a banknote.

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Towers completed in the 11th century Islamic architecture Minarets Towers in Kyrgyzstan {{Kyrgyzstan-stub

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