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The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Tomb of Shaykh Haydar
Tomb of Shaykh Haydar. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Tomb of Shaykh Haydar is located in the city of Meshginshahr, Iran. It was first built in the 14th century during the Ilkhanid era, and later served as a mausoleum for Shaykh Haydar, the father of Shah Ismail I. It is number 184 on the list of Iranian national heritage monuments.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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