minaret
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Monday's itinerary includes a visit to the Great Mosque of Algiers -- with the world's highest minaret -- and the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, overlooking the Bay of Algiers.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
To reach Ghorjomi mosque, one of the biggest, we drove up hairpin mountain lanes, edged with blue hydrangeas, until we spotted the minaret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Other major landmarks of Mosul have also been restored - that wriggling minaret of al-Hadba, the Dominican al-Saa'a Convent and the complex of Al-Nouri mosque.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
A minaret looming above Moulay Brahim was severely damaged and appeared at risk of toppling if nudged by another tremor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023
More precisely: a former mosque, with minaret torn down and Koranic inscriptions plastered over to provide a fresh canvas for the Christian saints that are, even now, being painted on the interior.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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