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The 16 pages that link to Minaret, each with the reason it gives.

• Islamic architectureBroader topic: Its changing forms show how mosque architecture adapted to local building traditions.

• Hagia SophiaBroader topic: Four minarets were added to the exterior after Hagia Sophia became a mosque.

• MosqueBroader topic: Its call to prayer can announce worship beyond the mosque walls.

• Al-Aqsa MosqueRelated: Minarets mark the mosque precinct and serve as recognizable vertical landmarks.

• Mamluk architectureRelated: Mamluk builders developed conspicuous minarets as prominent features of religious façades.

• Abbasid architectureRelated: Abbasid minarets gave major mosques a visible landmark, sometimes on an extraordinary scale.

• AdhanRelated: Its height helped a muezzin's voice carry across a settlement.

• Qutb MinarNarrower topic: Qutb Minar is among the tallest and most elaborate surviving examples of this tower type.

• TaperingRelated: Tapering is a recurring form in minarets, though designs vary by place and period.

• Great Mosque of DjennéRelated: The mosque’s three prominent towers give its facade a distinctive vertical profile.

• Great Mosque of KairouanRelated: Its massive square minaret became a defining feature of the mosque’s exterior.

• SahnRelated: A minaret often rises beside the courtyard and marks the mosque's presence.

• MuezzinBroader topic: It is the traditional elevated place for the muezzin’s call.

• Umayyad MosqueRelated: The mosque's towers are prominent features of its exterior and skyline.

• Badshahi MosqueBroader topic: Four corner minarets mark the mosque’s boundaries and make its scale visible across the city.

• Hassan II MosqueNarrower topic: The mosque’s 210-meter minaret is its most prominent feature.