Kalta Minor Minaret

Kaltaminor is a memorial minaret in . It is located on the front side of the Muhammad Amin Khan madrasa and sometimes considered as part of it.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: minaret in Khiva
  • Also known as: “Kalta Minar”, “Kalta Minor”, and “Kaltaminor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Itchan Kala and Aa Darvoza (West Gate).

Museum
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is the walled inner town of the city of , . Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site. The old town retains more than 50 historic monuments and 250 old houses, dating primarily from the 18th or 19th centuries. is situated 150 metres east of Kalta Minor Minaret.

City gate
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Ota Gate is the western gate of the , in the walled inner town of the city of , Uzbekistan. It was built during the reign of Olloqulixon in 1828-29 and is also known as the Shermuhammad Gate.

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is the citadel in the , the historic old town of in . It is an outstanding part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khiva.

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is a city of 93,000 people in the western province of Khorezm in the Republic of . Along with and , is an important and often overlooked historical site on what was once the Great Silk Road.

Kalta Minor Minaret

Latitude
41.37835° or 41° 22′ 42″ north
Longitude
60.35798° or 60° 21′ 29″ east
Inception
1855
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8JH299H5+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178606424
Open­Street­Map feature
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man_made=­tower
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q4294004
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Kalta Minor Minaret” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كالتا مينار”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kalta-Minar”
  • Belarusian: “Мінарэт Кальта-Мінар”
  • Chinese: “卡尔塔米诺尔宣礼塔”
  • French: “Kalta Minor”
  • French: “Minaret Kalta Minor”
  • German: “Kalta Minar”
  • German: “Kalta Minor”
  • German: “Kaltaminor”
  • Hungarian: “Alacsony minaret”
  • Hungarian: “Kalta Minor”
  • Italian: “Kaltaminâr”
  • Italian: “minareto Kalta minor”
  • Italian: “minareto Kalta Minor”
  • Italian: “Minareto Kalta Minor”
  • Korean: “칼타 미노르”
  • Low German: “Kalta Minar”
  • Low German: “Kalta Minor”
  • Low German: “Kaltaminor”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Kalta Minar”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Kalta Minor”
  • Mainfränkisch: “Kaltaminor”
  • Persian: “کالتامینور”
  • Russian: “Кальта-Минар”
  • Russian: “Минарет Кальта-Минар”
  • Russian: “Минарет Кальта”
  • Slovenian: “Kalta Minor”
  • Spanish: “Kalta Minor”
  • Turkish: “Kalta Minar”
  • Uzbek: “Kaltaminor”

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