Minaret

distinctive architectural feature of mosques

A minaret is a tower. Many mosques have minarets. Muezzins to call Muslims to prayers from minarets five times a day.

The mosque in Aswan, Egypt with its two minarets

A muezzin calling to prayer, painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme

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