Kalan Minaret

The Kalyan Minaret is a minaret of the complex in , and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city. The minaret, designed by Bako, was built on an earlier existing structure called Kalyan by the Qarakhanid ruler Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127 to summon Muslims to prayer five times a day.
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan; the last surviving fragment of the Kara-khanid era mosque built by Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127
  • Also known as: “Kalyan Minaret” and “Minorai kalon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Po-i-Kalyan and Ark of Bukhara.

Place of worship
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Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located in , . The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque, the Kalan Minaret to which the name refers, and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah.

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The is a massive fortress located in the city of , , that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. The Ark's current structure began to develop during the 16th century under the Shaybanid Uzbek dynasty, while all of its existing buildings were constructed in the last three centuries. is situated 420 metres northwest of Kalan Minaret.

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is situated 160 metres northeast of Kalan Minaret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukhara and Medrese Kosh.

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is a city historically astride the Silk Road in the region of . It has a wealth of architecture and culture and is a must-see destination on any tour of this region.

Locality
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is a locality.

Kalan Minaret

Latitude
39.77568° or 39° 46′ 33″ north
Longitude
64.41501° or 64° 24′ 54″ east
Height
47 metres (153 feet)
Open location code
8JF6QCG8+72
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q4294007
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Kalan Minaret” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مئذنة كاليان”
  • Arabic: “مئذنة كلان”
  • Arabic: “منارة كاليان”
  • Arabic: “منارة كلان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kalyan minarəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Кәлән манараһы”
  • Chinese: “卡揚宣禮塔”
  • Chinese: “宣禮塔”
  • French: “minaret Kalon”
  • French: “Minaret Kalon”
  • German: “Kalon-Minarett”
  • Greek: “Μιναρές Καλάν”
  • Greek: “Μιναρές Καλιάν”
  • Greek: “Μιναρές Καλόν”
  • Hindi: “कल्याण मीनार”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy minaret (Buhara)”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy minaret”
  • Indonesian: “Minaret Kalyan”
  • Italian: “minareto Kalon”
  • Italian: “Minareto Kalon”
  • Italian: “minareto Kalyan”
  • Italian: “Minareto Kalyan”
  • Japanese: “カラーン・ミナレット”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Minarayı kalan”
  • Kazakh: “Калян мұнарасы”
  • Kirghiz: “Калян минарети”
  • Macedonian: “Минаре Калјан”
  • Persian: “مناره کلان”
  • Portuguese: “Minarete Kalyan”
  • Russian: “Минарет Калян”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kaljanski minaret”
  • Slovenian: “Minaret Kalan”
  • Spanish: “Minarete de Kalyan”
  • Tajik: “Манораи Калон”
  • Tatar: “Кәлән манарасы”
  • Thai: “มีนอราอีแกลอน”
  • Turkish: “Kalan Minaresi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мінарет Калян”
  • Urdu: “کلاں مینار”
  • Uzbek: “Minorai Kalon”
  • Western Panjabi: “کلاں مینار”
  • Yakut: “Калян минарет”

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