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Le minaret Kalon a été construit en 1127 par le Karakhanide Arslan Khan.

Haut de 48m, il servait à appeler à la prière mais également, au 17ème siècle, à jeter dans le vide les condamnés à mort. Une autre fonction était de servir de phare pour les caravanes arrivant du désert car un feu était allumé à son sommet chaque nuit.

De forme conique, il est décoré de motifs géométriques réalisés en briques.

Le minaret a été restauré dans les années 1930 puis dans les années 1970 à la suite d'un tremblement de terre.

Le minaret est le symbole de Boukhara, "Perle de l'Islam, oasis au coeur du désert Kyzyl Kum et ville sainte, une cité mystérieuse interdite aux infidèles durant plusieurs siècles.
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Author Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
Camera location39° 46′ 45.08″ N, 64° 25′ 05.39″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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