minarets in English

noun
1
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
On July 10, the muezzin called for the Muslim prayers from the minarets of Grenada's grand mosque once again after nearly 500 years of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.

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1. Almoravid architecture was also marked by square undecorated minarets.

2. Synonyms for Belfries include campaniles, carillons, cupolas, domes, head, minarets, spires, steeples, towers and turrets

3. The skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory.

4. Minarets symbolize a religious setting like a mosque which is a sacred place of worship.

5. It has a gold dome sitting on a high drum, surrounded by four free-standing minarets.

6. After the conquest of Constantinople, Mimar Sinan also added Buttresses and minarets to support the structure

7. To Western eyes, the house looks like the Taj Mahal, its minarets jutting above a domed roof.

8. From a Buddhist stupa in central Kabul to 15th century Islamic minarets in Herat , little has been spared .

9. Copper-sheathed domes, minarets, winding streets, and flower-filled balconies contributed to its overall beauty.1 Merchant trader ships from Callows were

10. But as long as you’re not looking for solitude, Cairo—the City of the Thousand Minarets—is a splendid place to explore Egyptian history and culture.

11. A mob led by right-wing Muslim clerics tore down the dome and minarets of a 100-year old Pakistani mosque belonging to the marginalized Ahmadi community, officials …

12. Though most of the opulence can be found within, it is the beaten domes of metal that adorn the minarets that serve as a shining beacon drawing Islam's faithful to Salat .

13. IN THE LAND OF MOSQUES & MINARETS FRANCIS MILTOUN "You are very kind," Jerry said, looking at York with earnest eyes, void of all Coquettishness. THE RECLAIMERS MARGARET HILL MCCARTER

14. Set between the slightly chaotic scenes of Samarkand and the labyrinthine alleyways of Khiva, Bukhara is a happy medium.An ocean of mosques and minarets, ornate craftsmanship and intricate tilework, turquoise domes and leafy plazas peppered between the modern sprawl of

15. IN THE LAND OF MOSQUES & MINARETS FRANCIS MILTOUN Yet this pearl of great price, how often is it treated as lightly and carelessly as if it was any bauble of Brummagem! THE PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN: DR.

16. ‘There was only the rustling of Chinar leaves to be heard in the broad, beautiful avenue lined with the unleaving, autumn trees.’ ‘The effect was accentuated by wilting Chinar leaves strewn around at the entrance.’ ‘It slid past the Chinar trees, the minarets, even the icy tunnel.’