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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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One is the ornate mausoleum of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which features a huge golden dome and four spiny minarets visible for miles, a sprawling parking lot with space for twenty thousand vehicles, and a mall of souvenir shops and kebab restaurants.
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Crisscrossing the strait were ships of all sizes, with the domes and minarets of the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in the distance.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
The Heritage Trail reframes a place once imagined in minarets and myth, now made newly legible through restoration, storytelling, and design.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Along the Corniche—a sweeping waterfront promenade curving around the bay—traditional dhows drift past a shimmering skyline of minarets and sculptural skyscrapers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Crisscrossing the strait were ships of all sizes, with the domes and minarets of the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in the distance.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
The Heritage Trail reframes a place once imagined in minarets and myth, now made newly legible through restoration, storytelling, and design.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Along the Corniche—a sweeping waterfront promenade curving around the bay—traditional dhows drift past a shimmering skyline of minarets and sculptural skyscrapers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Minaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minaret. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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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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