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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).
The mosque also has a 265 m (869 ft) tall minaret, the tallest in the world, which due to containing office space also meets the definition of a building, and was the tallest building in Africa until overtaken in 2024 by the Iconic Tower in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. [18]
Algeria: Algiers 265 metres 2019 2 Hassan II Mosque [1] Morocco: Casablanca: 210 metres: 1993: 3 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque [2] Malaysia: Shah Alam: 142.3 metres: 1988: 106.7 metres high dome 4 Great Mosque of Mecca [3] Saudi Arabia: Mecca: 139 metres: 1570: 5 Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran [4] Iran: Tehran: 136 metres: 2006 ...
Minaret(s) 1 Djamaʽa el Djedid (الجامع الجديد), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] also rendered Djamaa al-Djedid , [ 2 ] or Jamaa El Jedid (meaning New Mosque) is a mosque in Algiers , the capital of Algeria . [ 4 ]
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[4]: 273 This minaret's surface is indented with rectangular niches decorated by polylobed blind arches, as well as with panels and bands of blue and white ceramic tiles. In another part of the mosque, in the north-east corner, is the Bab al-Jenina which, along with the minaret, is meant for the exclusive use of the imam of the mosque. It has ...
The minaret is made of brick and has a typical square floor plan, measuring 6.3 meters (21 feet) per side. It has a two-tiered shaft: the main shaft is 26.2 meters (86 feet) tall and a secondary lantern tower above this brings the total height to 29.15 meters (95.6 feet) meters. [ 8 ]
The third tallest dome in Italy. Milan Cathedral ~64 m ~73 m (no outer dome) 104.34 [36] 108.50 [37] Milan Italy: Great Mosque of Algiers ~64 m ~64 m 72 m [38] 72 m 78.5 m [39] 265 m (minaret) [38] Algiers Algeria: Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces: 95 m [40] Odintsovski District Russia: The fourth tallest church building in Russia.