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] The tallest minaret in the world built of bricks is the 100 metres (328 ft) tall Fateh Burj in Chappar Chiri, India.[2]
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 | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | 201 | 1999 | Preserved | ||||
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Minaret | Selangor | Malaysia | 142.3 | 467 | 1988 | [3] | |||
Putra Mosque | Putrajaya | Malaysia | 116 | 380 | 1999 | [4] | |||
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minarets | Medina | Saudi Arabia | 105 | 344 | [4] | ||||
Fateh Burj | Mohali | India | 100 | 328 | 2011 | [5] | |||
Grand Jamia Masjid, Karachi | Karachi | Pakistan | 99 | 325 | 2021 | ||||
Faisal Mosque minarets | Islamabad | Pakistan | 90 | 300 | 1986 | ||||
Great Mosque of Mecca Minarets | Makkah (Mecca) | Saudi Arabia | 89 | 292 | [6] | ||||
Minarets of Selimiye Mosque | Edirne | Turkey | 83 | 272 | 1574 | ||||
Qutub Minar | Delhi | India | 72.5 | 238 | 1311 | Preserved | Tallest minaret made of bricks.[2] | [7] | |
Minar-e-Pakistan | Lahore | Pakistan | 70 | 230 | 1968 | [8] | |||
Minaret of Jam | Shahrak District | Afghanistan | 65 | 213 | 1194[9] | Endangered | In UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger | [10][9] | |
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. | [11] | |
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.[12] | [12] | ||
Islam Khoja Minaret | Khiva | Uzbekistan | 56.6 | 170 | 1910 | Preserved | [13] | ||
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 | [14] | ||
Vabkent Minaret | Vabkent | Uzbekistan | 40.3 | 145 | 1199 | Preserved | [14] | ||
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 | [14] | ||
Uzgen Minaret | Uzgen | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 | 90 | 11th Century | Preserved | [15] | ||
Burana Tower | Chuy Valley | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 82 | 11th Century | Preserved | Originally 45 metres tall. Top destroyed by earthquake in 15th century.[16] | [16] |