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. The tallest minaret in the world built of bricks is the 73 metres tall Qutb Minar in Delhi, India.
List of tallest minarets
This list ranks the tallest minarets in the world. Only minarets taller than 25 metres or remarkable for some distinctive feature are included.Name | Image | Location | Country | Height | Height | Year Built | Status | Notes | Ref. |
Djamaa el Djazaïr Minaret | Algiers | Algeria | 265 | 870 | 2019 | ||||
Hassan II Mosque Minaret | Casablanca | Morocco | 210 | 690 | 1993 | ||||
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minaret | Selangor | Malaysia | 142.3 | 467 | 1988 | ||||
Putra Mosque | Putrajaya | Malaysia | 116 | 380 | 1999 | ||||
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets | Medina | Saudi Arabia | 105 | 344 | |||||
Fateh Burj | Mohali | India | 100 | 328 | 2011 | ||||
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets | Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 89 | 292 | |||||
Qutub Minar | Delhi | India | 72.5 | 238 | 1311 AD | Preserved | Tallest minaret made of bricks. | ||
Minaret of Jam | Shahrak District | Afghanistan | 65 | 213 | 1194 AD | Endangered | In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger | ||
Kutlug Timur Minaret | Konye-Urgench | Turkmenistan | 60 | 197 | 1011 AD | Believed to be the tallest of the ancient minarets in Central Asia. Dome was destroyed in 1221 by Mongols. Only 60 meters remain. | |||
:ru:Минарет Ислам-ходжа|Islam Khoja Minaret | Khiva | Uzbekistan | 56.6 | 170 | 1910 | Preserved | |||
Two minarets of the :ru:Ансамбль Хазрати Имам|Hazrat Imam Mosque | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 53 | 167 | 2007 | Preserved | - | ||
Two minarets of the :ru:Минор |Minar Mosque | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 50 | 166 | 2014 | Preserved | - | ||
Kalyan Minaret | Bukhara | Uzbekistan | 45.6 | 150 | 1127 AD | Preserved | |||
:ru:Вабкентский минарет|Vabkent Minaret | Vabkent | Uzbekistan | 40.3 | 145 | 1199 AD | Preserved | |||
Four minarets of the Ulughbek Madrasa and :ru:Медресе Шердор|Sherdar Madrasa in Registan Ansamble | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | 32.5 | 166 | 2014 | Preserved | - | ||
:ru:Кальта-Минар|Kalta Minara | Khiva | Uzbekistan | 29.0 | 86 | 1852 | Preserved | |||
Uzgen Minaret | Uzgen | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 90 | 11th Century | Preserved | |||
Burana Tower | Chuy Valley | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 82 | 11th Century | Preserved | Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century. |