emin minaret

The Emin Minaret or Emin Tower stands by the Uyghur located in Turfan, , . At 44 meters it is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret is considered the most famous Islamic monument in the county.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: minaret in Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as: “Emin Minaret”, “Emin Tower”, and “Su Gong Pagoda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turpan Museum.

Museum
Photo: Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum in , , . It has items from the Tang dynasty excavated from the Astana Graves which are located outside the town. Items include ancient silks, clothes and preserved corpses. is situated 1½ km northwest of emin minaret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Putao.

Town
is a town of Gaochang District, , , . As of 2020, it has three residential communities and five villages under its administration.

emin minaret

Latitude
42.93435° or 42° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
89.2035° or 89° 12′ 13″ east
Open location code
8MJFW6M3+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 512558118
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q674778
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uighur—“emin minaret” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مئذنة أمين”
  • Basque: “Emin minaretea”
  • Bengali: “এমিন মিনার”
  • Catalan: “mesquita d’Emin”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Emin”
  • Chinese: “苏公塔”
  • Dutch: “Emin Minaret”
  • Esperanto: “Minareto Emin”
  • French: “minaret d’Emin”
  • French: “Minaret d’Emin”
  • German: “Emin-Minarett”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Emin”
  • Italian: “minareto di Emin”
  • Italian: “Minareto di Emin”
  • Japanese: “蘇公塔”
  • Korean: “소공탑”
  • Persian: “مناره امین”
  • Polish: “Minaret Emina”
  • Spanish: “minarete Emin”
  • Spanish: “Minarete Emin”
  • Turkish: “Emin Minaresi”
  • Uighur: “تۇرپان سۇلايمان ۋاڭ مۇنارى”

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