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Vobkent Minaret

Uzbekistan

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Vobkent Minaret is a historical monument in the city of Vobkent, in the Bukhara region. It was built in 1198 by Abdulaziz Sadr, a ruler of the Qarakhanid dynasty. It is currently listed in the national register of immovable cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.

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

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