Tschehel Dochtaran minaret

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Tschehel Dochtaran minaret
مناره چهل دختر. Jpg
Data
place Juybare District , Isfahan , Iran
Architectural style Razi
Construction year 1112
height 21 m
Coordinates 32 ° 39 '54 "  N , 51 ° 42' 8"  E Coordinates: 32 ° 39 '54 "  N , 51 ° 42' 8"  E
Tschehel wicked minaret (Iran)
Tschehel Dochtaran minaret

The Tschehel-Dochtaran minaret ( Persian مناره چهل دختران[ mɛnɑɾɛ jɛ t͡ʃɛhɛl doxtæɾɑn ]) is a historic minaret in Isfahan , Iran . The minaret is in the city's Jewish quarter. According to a Kufi - inscription it was built in the 1112th The minaret is the fifth oldest minaret in Iran that has an inscription.

The minaret has a large window that faces the qibla . The other minarets of Isfahan do not have this feature. The stairwell is laid out in a spiral shape and leads to the top of the 21 meter high structure. Initially it is said to have been higher, but over time - like many minarets - it was trimmed. The tower clearly towers above the district and is easy to see from a distance. Finding it through the labyrinth-like alleys and narrow streets is more difficult .

etymology

Tschehel Dochtaran means in Persian: forty girls . The origin of this name is unclear. The number forty is used as an exaggeration in Iranian culture. Perhaps there was once a building next to him that belonged to the women, but which no longer exists. The people living next to the Czech Dochtaran minaret call it "Garland Minaret". Garland was a British missionary who came to Iran in the early 20th century and worked next to the minaret.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Arash Beheshti (ed.): Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (travel guide to Isfahan province) ( Persian ). Rouzane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , p. 112.