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Raran minaret

Iran

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Raran minaret, also known as the Rahrovan minaret (Manar-i Rahrovan) and the Rarun minaret, is a 30-metre-high (98 ft) minaret, located in Raran village, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The minaret was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 7 December 1935, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

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

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