Brick minaret
Brick Minaret is a historic minaret in Khorramabad, Iran. This Minaret is close to the Falak-ol-Aflak Castle and was built to help caravans find their ways through dark nights.Photo: Reza-nasiri-zadeh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic building in Khorramabad, Iran
- Also known as: “Brick Minaret”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shapuri Bridge and Gap Hammam.
Shapuri Bridge
Photo: Farnaz25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shapuri Bridge or Broken Bridge is a Sasanian era historic bridge south of Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran. The bridge has 28 arches, of which only 6 remain, and 27 Pile bridges, each 61 square meters; five of its arches are intact and the others have been destroyed by natural factors. Shapuri Bridge is situated 1¼ km west of Brick minaret.
Gap Hammam
Historic building
Photo: Zeinabteli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gap Hammam is a historic building, which is situated 2 km north of Brick minaret.
Baba Taher Mausoleum (Khorramabad)
Tomb
Photo: Meysam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baba Taher Mausoleum (Khorramabad) is a tomb, which is situated 2 km north of Brick minaret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khorramabad and Gelvaran-e Bala.
Khorramabad
Gelvaran-e Bala
Neighborhood
Gelvaran-e Bala is a village in Koregah-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 726, in 145 families.
Karganeh
Village
Karganeh is a village in Dehpir Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 168, in 37 families. Karganeh is situated 3½ km northeast of Brick minaret.
Brick minaret
- Categories: minaret, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.46798° or 33° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
48.35283° or 48° 21′ 10″ eastHeight
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8H5CF993+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 654726105OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5885544
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Brick minaret” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مئذنة أجري”
- Persian: “مناره آجری”
- Turkish: “Hürremabad Minaresi”
- Turkish: “Tuğla Minare”
- Urdu: “آجری مینار”
- Western Panjabi: “آجری مینار”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مناره آجری and ایستگاه اتوبوس شقایق.
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