Jam

The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western . It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible region of , , between the Jam and Hari Rivers.
  • Hamlet
  • Description: minaret in Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Dzham”
    “Minaret of Jam”
    “جام”
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Latitude
34.3656° or 34° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
64.504° or 64° 30′ 15″ east
Open location code
8J669G83+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = hamlet
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Jam” goes by many names.
المنارة والمناطق الأثرية في جمArabic
مئذنة جامArabic
مئذنة جام وبقاياها الاثريةArabic
Cam minarəsiAzerbaijani
Jamgo minareteaBasque
ДжамBelarusian
Джамскі мінарэтBelarusian
জামের মিনারBengali
Džamska munaraBosnian
Джамско минареBulgarian
ဂျမ်ရှိ ဗလီမျှော်စင်Burmese
DjamCatalan
Minaret de JamCatalan
查姆回教寺院尖塔Chinese
查姆回教寺院尖塔和考古遗址Chinese
賈姆Chinese
賈姆尖塔Chinese
賈穆宣禮塔Chinese
贾姆宣礼塔Chinese
贾姆尖塔Chinese
DžamCroatian
Minaret DžámCzech
Minaret JamCzech
Minaret of JamDagbani
Minareten i JamDanish
JamDutch
Jam (Afghanistan)Dutch
Minareto de ĜamEsperanto
Minareto de JamEsperanto
Minareto JamEsperanto
Jāmi minarettEstonian
Jam MinarɛtseFanti
Minaret of JamFarefare
Jamin minareettiFinnish
Minarete de JamGalician
ჯამის მინარეთიGeorgian
Μιναρές ΤζαμGreek
המינרט בג’אםHebrew
जाम की मीनारHindi
जाम मीनारHindi
मीनार-ए-जामHindi
Dzsam minaretjeHungarian
Situs JamIndonesian
Minareto di JamItalian
Minareto e resti archeologici di JamItalian
ジャームのミナレットJapanese
ジャムのミナレットJapanese
ジャムのミナレットと考古遺跡群Japanese
Minarèt ing JamJavanese
Minaret of JamJavanese
얌의 첨탑Korean
Džāmas minaretsLatvian
Džamo minaretasLithuanian
Jamo MinaretasLithuanian
Минаре ЏемMacedonian
जाम मिनारMaithili
Menara JamMalay
മിനറെറ്റ് ഓഫ് ജാംMalayalam
Minaret ta‘ JamMaltese
Жамийн минаретMongolian
Minaret of JamMossi
जामको मिनार र पुरातात्विक सम्पदाNepali
Minareten i JamNorwegian
Minaret og fornminner i JamNorwegian Bokmål
Minareten i JamNorwegian Bokmål
Minareten i JamNorwegian Nynorsk
DjamOccitan (post 1500)
ਜਮ ਮੀਨਾਰPanjabi
منار جامPersian
Minaret w DżamPolish
ДжамRussian
Джамский минаретRussian
Минарет в ДжамеRussian
Minaret o JamScots
Џамски минаретSerbian
Džamski minaretSerbo-Croatian
Jamski minaretSerbo-Croatian
Džámsky minaretSlovak
Minaret JamSlovak
Minaret DžamSlovenian
Hari Ruds minaretSwedish
Hari Ruds minaret och fornlämningarna i JamSwedish
Minareten i JamSwedish
Minareten och fornlämningarna i JamSwedish
ஜாம் மினார்Tamil
หออะษานแห่งจอมThai
Cam MinaresiTurkish
Minaret a ɛwɔ JamTwi
Джамський мінаретUkrainian
مینار جامUrdu
Jom minorasiUzbek
Minaret ở JamVietnamese
Tháp giáo đường ở JamVietnamese
Minaret han JamWaray (Philippines)
جام مینارWestern Panjabi
贾姆尖塔Wu Chinese
查姆回教寺院尖塔Yue Chinese

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