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Wikipedia: Minarets are distinctive architectural features of Islamic mosques- generally tall spires with onion-shaped or conical crowns, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure; the basic form includes a base, shaft, and gallery. Styles vary regionally and by period. They provide a visual focal point and are used for the call to prayer.
![[Tongxin Mosque]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tongxin_mosque_s.jpg "Tongxin Mosque")
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![[A typical Iraqi minaret, Baghdad]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Iraqi_Minaret_s.jpg "A typical Iraqi minaret, Baghdad")
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![[Simple wooden pole used as minaret in Nouadhibou, Mauritania]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nouadhibou_wooden_mosque_s.jpg "Simple wooden pole used as minaret in Nouadhibou, Mauritania")
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![[A minaret in [[Linxia City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/5701_Linxia_City_a_mosque_near_Daxia_River_SW_of_downtown_s.jpg "A minaret in [[Linxia City")
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![[The six minareted [[Sultan Ahmed Mosque]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Blue_Mosque_2C_Istanbul_2007_s.jpg "The six minareted [[Sultan Ahmed Mosque")
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![[The "bare tower" of Huaisheng Mosque, Guangzhou, China]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Huisheng_Mosque_minaret_0461_s.jpg "The \"bare tower\" of Huaisheng Mosque, Guangzhou, China")
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![[Minaret at mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SaudiMinaret_s.jpg "Minaret at mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.")
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![[Eger minaret]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hungary_Eger_minaret_s.jpg "Eger minaret")
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![[Minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan regarded as the oldest surviving minaret in the world, situated in...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Great_Mosque_of_Kairouan_minaret_north_s.jpg "Minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan regarded as the oldest surviving minaret in the world, situated in...")
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![[Minaret in Wangen bei Olten, Switzerland.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Moschee_Wangen_bei_Olten_cropped_s.jpg "Minaret in Wangen bei Olten, Switzerland.")
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![[Sabah State Mosque minaret in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Borneo).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_Swift_27s_Call_To_Prayer_s.jpg "Sabah State Mosque minaret in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Borneo).")
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![[The minaret of the Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/June21_2004_Wazir_Khan_Mosque_Lahore_2822_29_s.jpg "The minaret of the Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan")
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![[Old adobe minaret in Kharanagh, Iran]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kharanagh_minaret_s.jpg "Old adobe minaret in Kharanagh, Iran")
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