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minaret  A pair of turquoise-tiled minarets, from which faithful Muslims are called to prayer, flank the entrance to the Masjid-i-Sháh (King's Mosque) in the city of Esfahan, Iran. Building commenced in 1612, on the orders of Shah Abbas I, and the Masjid-i-Sháh remains one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Iran. | Slender turret or tower attached to a Muslim mosque or to buildings designed in that style. It has one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer five times a day. See also Islamic architecture. |
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