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minaret
noun
min·a·ret
ˌmi-nə-ˈret 
ˈmi-nə-ˌret
: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
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The Mamluk efforts included the addition of a stone arcade to align the eastern wall toward Mecca and the design of an octagonal minaret.
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 28 May 2024
But the Oriental’s minaret towers and lioness statutes add an otherworldly, in-person touch to the celebration of madness, weirdness and sexuality that demands to be taken seriously.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Tourists can visit Bamiyan, an ancient route between India and China, the famous minaret of Jam, the cities of Herat, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, and the site where two gigantic sixth-century Buddhas stood until the Taliban destroyed them in 2001.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 May 2024
The protests in May managed only to temporarily delay the demolition of the dome and minarets.
—Haiyun Ma, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2023
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 28 May 2024
But the Oriental’s minaret towers and lioness statutes add an otherworldly, in-person touch to the celebration of madness, weirdness and sexuality that demands to be taken seriously.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Tourists can visit Bamiyan, an ancient route between India and China, the famous minaret of Jam, the cities of Herat, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, and the site where two gigantic sixth-century Buddhas stood until the Taliban destroyed them in 2001.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 May 2024
The protests in May managed only to temporarily delay the demolition of the dome and minarets.
—Haiyun Ma, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2023
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minaret
noun
min·a·ret
ˌmin-ə-ˈret
ˈmin-ə-ˌret
: a tall slender tower of a mosque with a balcony from which the people are called to prayer
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