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Zeyn od-Din minaret

Coordinates: 33°58′40″N 51°26′53″E / 33.977746°N 51.448103°E / 33.977746; 51.448103
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Zeyn od-Din minaret
ProvinceIsfahan
Location
LocationKashan, Iran
MunicipalityKashan
Zeyn od-Din minaret is located in Iran
Zeyn od-Din minaret
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates33°58′40″N 51°26′53″E / 33.977746°N 51.448103°E / 33.977746; 51.448103
Architecture
TypeMinaret
StyleAzari

The Zeyn od-Din minaret is a historical minaret in Kashan, Iran. The founder of the minaret, Khaje Zeyn od-Din, was one of the dignitaries of the Timurid era in the 15th century. He also built a khanqah beside the minaret. It seems that minaret was originally 47 m high, but more than half of it was destroyed in 1931 by the decision of the governor and mayor of Kashan. Strong earthquakes during the centuries made the minaret lean.[1]

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  1. ^ Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 112. ISBN 964-334-218-2.