minaret

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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

It overlooks the only beacon of hope that stays standing in Douzrou: The pink minaret of the village mosque.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

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

We were astonished, for the minaret was so high.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat